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From the Blue Letter Bible
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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the queen
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Heb. the wife. It was probably Esther who was present at this time, and who seconded Nehemiah's request. |
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So it pleased
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Neh 2:4; Neh 1:11; Isa 58:12; Isa 61:4; Isa 65:24 |
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I set him 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. Neh 5:14; Neh 13:6 |
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Neh 2:4 |
Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven. |
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Neh 1:11 |
O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer. |
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Isa 58:12 |
And [they that shall be] of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. |
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Isa 61:4 |
And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations. |
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Isa 65:24 |
And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. |
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Neh 5:14 |
Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, [that is], twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor. |
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Neh 13:6 |
But in all this [time] was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king: |
Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)
Scott, Thomas. "Nehemiah 2:6," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Neh/2/6.html>.
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