Thematic Bible
Nehemiah 2:1 (show verse)
And it came about in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, when wine was before him, that I took up the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had never before been sad when the king was present.
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)
And the king said to me, Why is your face sad, seeing that you are not ill? this is nothing but sorrow of heart. Then I was full of fear;
Nehemiah 2:3 (show verse)
And said to the king, May the king be living for ever: is it not natural for my face to be sad, when the town, the place where the bodies of my fathers are at rest, has been made waste and its doorways burned with 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 is your desire? So I made prayer to the God of heaven.
Nehemiah 2:5 (show verse)
And I said to the king, If it is the king's pleasure, and if your servant has your approval, send me to Judah, to the town where the bodies of my fathers are at rest, so that I may take in hand the building of it.
Nehemiah 2:6 (show verse)
And the king said to me (the queen being seated by his side), How long will your journey take, and when will you come back? So the king was pleased to send me, and I gave him a fixed time.
Nehemiah 2:7 (show verse)
Further, I said to the king, If it is the king's pleasure, let letters be given to me for the rulers across the river, so that they may let me go through till I come to Judah;
Nehemiah 2:8 (show verse)
And a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the king's park, so that he may give me wood to make boards for the doors of the tower of the house, and for the wall of the town, and for the house which is to be mine. And the king gave me this, for the hand of my God was on me.
Nehemiah 2:9 (show verse)
Then I came to the rulers of the lands across the river and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent with me captains of the army and horsemen.
Nehemiah 2:10 (show verse)
And Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, hearing of it, were greatly troubled because a man had come to the help of the children 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 in the night I got up, taking with me a small band of men; I said nothing to any man of what God had put into my heart to do for Jerusalem: and I had no beast with me but the one on which I was seated.
Nehemiah 2:13 (show verse)
And I went out by night, through the doorway of the valley, and past the dragon's water-spring as far as the place where waste material was put, viewing the walls of Jerusalem which were broken down, and the doorways which had been burned with 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 went on to the door of the fountain and to the king's pool: but there was no room for my beast to get through.
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)
Then in the night, I went up by the stream, viewing the wall; then turning back, I went in by the door in the valley, and so came back.
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)
And the chiefs had no knowledge of where I had been or what I was doing; and I had not then said anything to the Jews or to the priests or the great ones or the chiefs or the rest of those who were doing the work.
Nehemiah 2:17 (show verse)
Then I said to them, You see what a bad condition we are in; how Jerusalem is a waste, and its doorways burned with fire: come, let us get to work, building up the wall of Jerusalem, so that we may no longer be put to shame.
Nehemiah 2:18 (show verse)
Then I gave them an account of how the hand of my God was on me, helping me; and of the king's words which he had said to me. And they said, Let us get to work on the building. So they made their hands strong for the good work.
Nehemiah 2:19 (show verse)
But Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, hearing of it, made sport of us, laughing at us and saying, What are you doing? will you go 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)
Then answering them I said, The God of heaven, he will be our help; so we his servants will go on with our building: but you have no part or right or any name in Jerusalem.