Acts 21:32

Who immediately took soldiers and centurions Clearly he had charge of a considerable troop, which perhaps might just then be augmented in anticipation of any disturbance to which such a concourse, as would come together for the feast, might give rise.

and ran down unto them Rev. Ver." upon them." The tower was on the height above the temple, so that the verb is very correct.

and when they saw … left beating of Paul The Rev. Ver.alters the last four words into "left off beating Paul" which gives a rhythm not so pleasant, and the older English was not misunderstood. The mob probably knew that Roman law would do justice, and that if the Apostle were found by the chief captain to have been wrongfully treated they would be brought to an account.