Thematic Bible
Nehemiah 2:1 (show verse)
And it came about in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, that wine was before him, and I took up the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had not been sad in his presence.
Butler » Pharaoh's, imprisoned and released
Month » Abib (april) » After the captivity called nisan
Months » Names of the twelve » First, nisan or abib
Nehemiah » Son of hachaliah » The cupbearer of artaxerxes, a very trusted position
Nehemiah » Son of hachaliah » Is sent by the king to rebuild jerusalem
Month » Abib (april) » After the captivity called nisan
Months » Names of the twelve » First, nisan or abib
Nehemiah » Son of hachaliah » The cupbearer of artaxerxes, a very trusted position
Nehemiah » Son of hachaliah » Is sent by the king to rebuild jerusalem
Nehemiah 2:2 (show verse)
So the king said to me, “Why is your face sad though you are not sick? This is nothing but sadness of heart.” Then I was very much afraid.
Nehemiah 2:3 (show verse)
I said to the king, “Let the king live forever. Why should my face not be sad when the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies desolate and its gates have been consumed by fire?”
Burial » Places of » Held in high veneration
Burying places » Attachment to the burial places of the fathers
Countenance » Sad
The Dead » Places of burial of » Attachment to the burial places of the fathers
Love » For Christ » For native land
Nation » Loyalty to
Nehemiah » Son of hachaliah » Is sent by the king to rebuild jerusalem
Patriotism » Examples of
Patriotism » Instances of » Nehemiah
The Nation » Ps 137; ro 13 miscellaneous topics relating to, government, kings, rulers, etc » Patriotism, examples of
Burying places » Attachment to the burial places of the fathers
Countenance » Sad
The Dead » Places of burial of » Attachment to the burial places of the fathers
Love » For Christ » For native land
Nation » Loyalty to
Nehemiah » Son of hachaliah » Is sent by the king to rebuild jerusalem
Patriotism » Examples of
Patriotism » Instances of » Nehemiah
The Nation » Ps 137; ro 13 miscellaneous topics relating to, government, kings, rulers, etc » Patriotism, examples of
Nehemiah 2:4 (show verse)
Then the king said to me, “What would you request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.
Nehemiah 2:5 (show verse)
I said to the king, “If it please the king, and if your servant has found favor before you, send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers’ tombs, that I may rebuild it.”
Nehemiah 2:6 (show verse)
Then the king said to me, the queen sitting beside him, “How long will your journey be, and when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I gave him a definite time.
Nehemiah 2:7 (show verse)
And I said to the king, “If it please the king, let letters be given me for the governors of the provinces beyond the River, that they may allow me to pass through until I come to Judah,
Nehemiah 2:8 (show verse)
and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the fortress which is by the temple, for the wall of the city and for the house to which I will go.” And the king granted them to me because the good hand of my God was on me.
Nehemiah 2:9 (show verse)
Then I came to the governors of the provinces beyond the River and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent with me officers of the army and horsemen.
Nehemiah 2:10 (show verse)
When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about it, it was very displeasing to them that someone had come to seek the welfare of the sons of Israel.
Character » Of the wicked » Envious
Character of the wicked » Envious
Horonite » Sanballat, the
Malice » Instances of » Samaritans toward the jews
Sanballat » An enemy of the jews in rebuilding jerusalem after the babylonian captivity
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Opposes the rebuilding of the wall of jerusalem
Character of the wicked » Envious
Horonite » Sanballat, the
Malice » Instances of » Samaritans toward the jews
Sanballat » An enemy of the jews in rebuilding jerusalem after the babylonian captivity
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Opposes the rebuilding of the wall of jerusalem
Nehemiah 2:11 (show verse)
So I came to Jerusalem and was there three days.
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Nehemiah 2:12 (show verse)
And I arose in the night, I and a few men with me. I did not tell anyone what my God was putting into my mind to do for Jerusalem and there was no animal with me except the animal on which I was riding.
Nehemiah 2:13 (show verse)
So I went out at night by the Valley Gate in the direction of the Dragon’s Well and on to the Refuse Gate, inspecting the walls of Jerusalem which were broken down and its gates which were consumed by fire.
Gates » Of jerusalem » Valley gate
Gihon » Pools near jerusalem » Hezekiah brings the waters of the upper pool by an aqueduct into the city of jerusalem
hezekiah » King of judah » Conducts the gihon brook into jerusalem
Jerusalem » Water supply brought in from the gihon brook by hezekiah
Jerusalem » Dung gate
Jerusalem » Valley gate
Prudence » Exemplified
Prudence » Instances of » Nehemiah, in conduct of affairs at jerusalem
Sciences » Surveying
Walls » Of cities » Destruction of, a punishment and cause of grief
Gihon » Pools near jerusalem » Hezekiah brings the waters of the upper pool by an aqueduct into the city of jerusalem
hezekiah » King of judah » Conducts the gihon brook into jerusalem
Jerusalem » Water supply brought in from the gihon brook by hezekiah
Jerusalem » Dung gate
Jerusalem » Valley gate
Prudence » Exemplified
Prudence » Instances of » Nehemiah, in conduct of affairs at jerusalem
Sciences » Surveying
Walls » Of cities » Destruction of, a punishment and cause of grief
Nehemiah 2:14 (show verse)
Then I passed on to the Fountain Gate and the King’s Pool, but there was no place for my mount to pass.
Gihon » A pool
Gihon » Pools near jerusalem » Hezekiah brings the waters of the upper pool by an aqueduct into the city of jerusalem
hezekiah » King of judah » Conducts the gihon brook into jerusalem
Jerusalem » Water supply brought in from the gihon brook by hezekiah
Jerusalem » Gate of the fountain
Pools and ponds » Mentioned in scripture » The king's pool
Prudence » Exemplified
Prudence » Instances of » Nehemiah, in conduct of affairs at jerusalem
Sciences » Surveying
Walls » Of cities » Destruction of, a punishment and cause of grief
Water » Collected in » Pools
Gihon » Pools near jerusalem » Hezekiah brings the waters of the upper pool by an aqueduct into the city of jerusalem
hezekiah » King of judah » Conducts the gihon brook into jerusalem
Jerusalem » Water supply brought in from the gihon brook by hezekiah
Jerusalem » Gate of the fountain
Pools and ponds » Mentioned in scripture » The king's pool
Prudence » Exemplified
Prudence » Instances of » Nehemiah, in conduct of affairs at jerusalem
Sciences » Surveying
Walls » Of cities » Destruction of, a punishment and cause of grief
Water » Collected in » Pools
Nehemiah 2:15 (show verse)
So I went up at night by the ravine and inspected the wall. Then I entered the Valley Gate again and returned.
Cedron » Brook of, running south under the eastern wall of jerusalem
Gihon » Pools near jerusalem » Hezekiah brings the waters of the upper pool by an aqueduct into the city of jerusalem
hezekiah » King of judah » Conducts the gihon brook into jerusalem
Jerusalem » Water supply brought in from the gihon brook by hezekiah
Kidron » A valley and stream between jerusalem and the mount of olives
Prudence » Exemplified
Prudence » Instances of » Nehemiah, in conduct of affairs at jerusalem
Sciences » Surveying
Walls » Of cities » Destruction of, a punishment and cause of grief
Gihon » Pools near jerusalem » Hezekiah brings the waters of the upper pool by an aqueduct into the city of jerusalem
hezekiah » King of judah » Conducts the gihon brook into jerusalem
Jerusalem » Water supply brought in from the gihon brook by hezekiah
Kidron » A valley and stream between jerusalem and the mount of olives
Prudence » Exemplified
Prudence » Instances of » Nehemiah, in conduct of affairs at jerusalem
Sciences » Surveying
Walls » Of cities » Destruction of, a punishment and cause of grief
Nehemiah 2:16 (show verse)
The officials did not know where I had gone or what I had done; nor had I as yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the officials or the rest who did the work.
Nehemiah 2:17 (show verse)
Then I said to them, “You see the bad situation we are in, that Jerusalem is desolate and its gates burned by fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem so that we will no longer be a reproach.”
Nehemiah 2:18 (show verse)
I told them how the hand of my God had been favorable to me and also about the king’s words which he had spoken to me. Then they said, “Let us arise and build.” So they put their hands to the good work.
Nehemiah 2:19 (show verse)
But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard it, they mocked us and despised us and said, “What is this thing you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”
Arabians » Oppose nehemiah's rebuilding the walls of jerusalem
Character » Of the wicked » Despising saints
Character of the wicked » Despising the works of the faithful
Contempt » For the righteous
Geshem » Opposed nehemiah in building jerusalem
Saints » Death of » Despised
Sanballat » An enemy of the jews in rebuilding jerusalem after the babylonian captivity
Scorning and mocking » Saints endure, on account of » Their zeal for God's house
Suffering for righteousness' sake » For Christ's sake some trials believers may be called upon to endure » Saints despised
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Opposes the rebuilding of the wall of jerusalem
Character » Of the wicked » Despising saints
Character of the wicked » Despising the works of the faithful
Contempt » For the righteous
Geshem » Opposed nehemiah in building jerusalem
Saints » Death of » Despised
Sanballat » An enemy of the jews in rebuilding jerusalem after the babylonian captivity
Scorning and mocking » Saints endure, on account of » Their zeal for God's house
Suffering for righteousness' sake » For Christ's sake some trials believers may be called upon to endure » Saints despised
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Opposes the rebuilding of the wall of jerusalem
Nehemiah 2:20 (show verse)
So I answered them and said to them, “The God of heaven will give us success; therefore we His servants will arise and build, but you have no portion, right or memorial in Jerusalem.”