Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Nehemiah 2

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Nehemiah 2 . 1 , Artaxerxes , understanding the cause of Nehemiah’s sadness , sends him with letters and commission to Jerusalem; Nehemiah 2 . 9 , Nehemiah , to the grief of the enemies , comes to Jerusalem; Nehemiah 2 . 12 , He views secretly the ruins of the walls; Nehemiah 2 . 17 , He incites the Jews to build.

Nehemiah 2:1

Now in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad in his presence,

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Nehemiah 2:2

so the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, though you are not ill? This could only be sadness of the heart.” I was overwhelmed with fear

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Then I Probably the king spoke as if he had some suspicion that Nehemiah harboured some bad design , and that his face indicated some conceived treachery , or remorse; and , indeed , the words rendered sad , and sorrow of heart , might be rendered evil , and wickedness of heart.

Nehemiah 2:3

and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”

Nehemiah 2:3 · BSB

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Far from wishing ill to my master , I wish him to live forever

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Nehemiah 2:4

“What is your request?” replied the king. So I prayed to the God of heaven

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Nehemiah 2:5

and answered the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city where my fathers are buried, so that I may rebuild it.”

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Nehemiah 2:6

Then the king, with the queen seated beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I set a time.

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It is probable that this time was no more than six months , or a year; after which he either returned , or had his leave of absence lengthened , as we find he was twelve years governor of the Jews

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the queen Heb. the wife , It was probably Esther who was present at this time , and who seconded Nehemiah's request.

Nehemiah 2:7

I also said to him, “If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors west of the Euphrates, so that they will grant me safe passage until I reach Judah.

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Nehemiah 2:8

And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy.” And because the gracious hand of my God was upon me, the king granted my requests.

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Nehemiah 2:9

Then I went to the governors west of the Euphrates and gave them the king’s letters. The king had also sent army officers and cavalry with me.

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Nehemiah 2:10

But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.

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Nehemiah 2:11

After I had arrived in Jerusalem and had been there three days,

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Nehemiah 2:12

I set out at night with a few men. I did not tell anyone what my God had laid on my heart to do for Jerusalem. The only animal with me was the one on which I was riding.

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This pious and noble-minded man attributes every thing to God. If he purposed any good , it was because God put it into his heart; if he did or received any good , it was because the good hand of his God was upon him; if he expected any good , it was because he earnestly prayed God to remember him for good

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Nehemiah 2:13

So I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Well of the Serpent and the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and the gates that had been destroyed by fire.

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This was the gate on the eastern side of the city , through which the filth was carried to the brook Kidron and valley of Hinnom

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Nehemiah 2:14

Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and the King’s Pool, but there was no room for the animal under me to get through;

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The gate leading either to the fountain of Siloam , on the east of the city , or to that of Gihon , on the west

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the king's pool Probably the aqueduct made by Hezekiah to bring the waters of Gihon to the city of David.

Nehemiah 2:15

so I went up the valley by night and inspected the wall. Then I headed back and reentered through the Valley Gate.

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The brook Kidron

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The gate leading to the valley of Jehoshaphat , east of the city , through which the brook Kidron flows. It was by this gate he went out; so that he went round the whole of the city , and entered by the same gate

Nehemiah 2:16

The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, for I had not yet told the Jews or priests or nobles or officials or any other workers.

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Nehemiah 2:17

Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned down. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace.”

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Nehemiah 2:18

I also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me, and what the king had said to me. “Let us start rebuilding,” they replied, and they set their hands to this good work.

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Nehemiah 2:19

But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, "What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?"

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Nehemiah 2:20

So I answered them and said, "The God of heaven is the One who will grant us success. We, His servants, will start rebuilding, but you have no portion, right, or claim in Jerusalem."

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  • Exodus 28:29
  • Leviticus 2:2
  • Leviticus 24:7
  • Numbers 10:10
  • Isaiah 56:5
  • Zechariah 6:14
  • Acts 10:4
  • Acts 10:31 When Nehemiah had prayed for the relief of his countrymen , and perhaps in David's words
  • Psalm 51:18 he did not sit still and say , "Let God now do his own work , for I have no more to do;" but set himself to do what he could towards it; and here we find that the people were of one heart with Nehemiah. Our prayers must be seconded with our serious endeavours , or else we mock God. Nearly four months had passed , namely , from Chisleu to Nisan . November to March before Nehemiah made his application to the king for leave to go to Jerusalem; either because the winter was not a proper time for such a journey , and he would not make a motion till he could pursue it , or because it was so long before his month of waiting upon the king came , and there was no coming into his presence until called for , Esther 4 . 11. We are not thus limited to certain moments in our addresses to the King of kings , but have liberty of access to him at all times; to the throne of grace we never come unseasonably

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In the wider web4 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Echoes Nehemiah 2:19-20 → Ezra 4:1-5
Chiasms
Shaped Nehemiah 1:1–2:10, Nehemiah 1:1–2:5, Nehemiah 2:11–20
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