Charles Ellicott Commentary Nehemiah 12:38

"And the other company of them that gave thanks went to meet them, and I after them, with the half of the people, upon the wall, above the tower of the furnaces, even unto the broad wall," — Nehemiah 12:38 (ASV)

The other company. —Comparing the order with Nehemiah 3, the reader will have a clear view of the second company. They had the longer route, proceeding to the left, rounding the north “broad wall,” passing the sheep-gate, and so meeting the priestly company near the prison-gate. The space where they met had the Temple straight in front, the prison-gate on the right, and the water-gate on the left.