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General Information:
Here the word "he" refers to the chief captain.
chief captain
a military officer of about 600 soldiers
So he untied his bonds
Possibly the "chief officer" stands for the chief officers' soldiers. AT: "So the chief captain ordered his soldiers to untie Paul's bonds" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
he brought Paul down
From the fortress, there is a stairway going down to the temple courts.