느헤미야 2:9 KRV

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Nehemiah 2:1-20

EXPLANATORY NOTES.] Nehemiah 2:1. Nisan] Called Abib in Exodus 13:4, first month in Hebrew national year. Corresponds to parts of our March and April. Nehemiah 2:3. Let the king live for ever] (Heb. hammelek l’olam yihyeh.) (Comp. 1 Kings 1:31; Daniel 2:4; Daniel 6:6-21.) The mere formula of address, like our “God save the Queen.” Even Daniel used it without compunction. The place of my fathers’ sepulchres] The Persians regarded their burial-places as peculiarly sacred. Nehemiah 2:6. The queen... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 2:1-20

Chapter 2"You've never been sad in my presence before, what's wrong with you?" And so Nehemiah opened up his heart. Actually, the king had asked him a question and the king discerned. He said, "It's obviously a sorrow of heart. What's wrong?" And so Nehemiah answered:Let the king live for ever ( Nehemiah 2:3 ):And he told the king of the plight of his countrymen. Those that had gone back and of the news that he had received, and the heaviness of his heart because of the condition of Jerusalem,... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Nehemiah 2:1-20

Nehemiah 2:1 . Nisan. See the chronology, Exodus 12:0. Artaxerxes was well disposed towards the Jews. He had sent Ezra to Jerusalem in the seventh year of his reign; he now sends Nehemiah in the twentieth year, and with a larger commission. Nehemiah 2:6 . The queen also sitting by. Menochius supposes this queen to be Esther, whose interest contributed towards the grant of Nehemiah’s commission: and as he made very great haste in raising the walls of the city, it is highly probable that... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Nehemiah 2:9-20

Nehemiah 2:9-20Then I came to the governors beyond the river.The initial stages of a great reformationGreat reformations often have an insignificant commencement and are slow in developing their true proportions. Reformation work--I. Requires a vigorous leader.II. Should not be undertaken without a deliberate estimate of its magnitude and difficulty.III. In its initial stages is almost certain to provoke opposition.IV. Cannot be carried on without mutual co-operation.V. Cannot succeed without... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 2:9

Neh 2:9 Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me. Ver. 9. Then I came to the governors ] Josephus saith that the next day he took his journey and delivered his letters to Saddeus, governor of Syria, Phoenicia, and Samaria. A strange example, saith one, to see a courtier leave that wealth, ease, and authority that he was in, and go dwell so far from court in an old, torn, and decayed city,... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Nehemiah 2:9

to the governors: Nehemiah 2:7 Now the: Ezra 8:22 Reciprocal: Jeremiah 30:21 - nobles read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 2:9

NEHEMIAH’S JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM AND NIGHT-VIEW OF ITS WALLS, Nehemiah 2:9-16. 9. Sent captains of the army and horsemen For a safe-conduct. Probably Nehemiah retained these for his guard at Jerusalem. read more