# 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. Alternate translation: "So the chief captain ordered his soldiers to untie Paul's bonds" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# he brought Paul down
There was a stairway going down from the fortress to the temple courts.