Nehemiah 2:11-3:32 ASV

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 2:9-20

Nehemiah 2:9-Proverbs : . Nehemiah Arrives in Jerusalem and Surveys the Walls. Nehemiah 2:9 . The account of the journey is omitted, interest being centred upon what Nehemiah was going to do in Jerusalem.— the governors beyond the river: namely of the provinces on the west of the Euphrates; as Nehemiah would almost certainly pass through Hamath and Damascus, the two most important cities in Syria, the governors here resident are probably intended.— the king . . . horsemen: cf. Nehemiah 4:16;... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Nehemiah 2:11

Resting myself after my long journey, and inquiring into the state of the city. read more

Joseph Exell

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

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Nehemiah 2:11

Nehemiah 2:11So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.Days of quietSome workers of the present day would have sent round the bellman and summoned the leading inhabitants to a preliminary convention within half an hour of their arrival; but there was no such unbelieving hurry-scurry with Nehemiah, and therefore three days were allowed to elapse. It was necessary to recover from the fatigue of the journey. He who is the God of our bodies as well as of our souls knows full well the limit... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 2:11

Neh 2:11 So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days. Ver. 11. So I came to Jerusalem ] Thither God brought him, as on eagles’ wings, maugre the malice of his enemies. The Jews had great reason to rejoice, and to welcome him with great solemnity; which yet they did not, for aught we read; but that he taketh not for any discouragement; his reward was with God. He was of another spirit than his countrymen, who were all for their own ends and interests, and little cared for the public. And... read more

Samuel Bagster