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All the city was excited
"Many people in the city became angry at Paul" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
the doors were immediately shut
The caretakers quickly closed the temple doors after the crowd dragged Paul out. "The Jews immediately shut the temple doors" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
the chief captain
The military officer or leader of about 600 soldiers.
all Jerusalem was in an uproar
"a lot of people in Jerusalem were in an uproar." This is an exaggeration to stress that a large crowd was upset by this event. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)