³⁸ the whole multitude gathered with one accord in the open square before the east gate of the temple;^(A)

⁴¹ He read aloud in the open square before the gate of the temple from early morning until midday, in the presence of both men and women, and all the multitude gave attention to the law.^(A)

Worship Begins Again

⁴⁶ When the seventh month came and the Israelites were all in their own homes, they gathered with a single purpose in the square before the first gate toward the east.^(A)