John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 2:18
Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me ..... Of the kind providence of God in exalting him in the court of the king of Persia, in giving him an opportunity of laying the sad case of Jerusalem before him, and in inclining his heart to show favour to him, and grant his request: as also the king's words that he had spoken to me ; what passed between them on this subject, the commission he gave him, and the letters he sent by him to his governors on this side the... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 2:9-20
We are here told, I. Now Nehemiah was dismissed by the court he was sent from. The king appointed captains of the army and horsemen to go with him (Neh. 2:9), both for his guard and to show that he was a man whom the king did delight to honour, that all the king's servants might respect him accordingly. Those whom the King of kings sends he thus protects, he thus dignifies with a host of angels to attend them. II. How he was received by the country he was sent to. 1. By the Jews and their... read more