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Nehemiah 2:1 (show verse)
And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes, the king, that as wine was before him, I took up the wine and gave it unto the king. And as I had not been sad before 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)
the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? This is nothing else but brokenness of heart. Then I was very sore afraid
Nehemiah 2:3 (show verse)
and said unto the king, Let the king live for ever; why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the house of my fathers' sepulchres, lies waste, and its gates are consumed 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 unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of the heavens.
Nehemiah 2:5 (show verse)
And I said unto the king, If it pleases the king, and if thy slave has found favour in thy sight, that thou would send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may rebuild it.
Nehemiah 2:6 (show verse)
Then the king said unto me (the queen also sitting by him), For how long shall thy journey be, and when wilt thou return? So the matter pleased the king, and he sent me; and I set him a time.
Nehemiah 2:7 (show verse)
Moreover, I said unto the king, If it pleases the king, let letters be given me to the captains on the other side of the river, that they may convey me over until I come into Judah,
Nehemiah 2:8 (show verse)
and a letter unto Asaph, the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace of the house and for the wall of the city and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of the LORD upon me.
Nehemiah 2:9 (show verse)
Then I came to the captains of the other side of the river and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent princes of the army and horsemen with me.
Nehemiah 2:10 (show verse)
When Sanballat, the Horonite, and Tobiah, the slave, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man 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 some few men with me; neither did I tell any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem; neither was there any beast with me, except the beast that I rode upon.
Nehemiah 2:13 (show verse)
And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the fountain of the dragon and to the dung port and considered the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and its gates were consumed 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 gate of the fountain and to the king's pool, but there was no place for the beast that was under me 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)
Then went I up in the night by the brook and considered the wall and turned back and entered by the gate of the valley and so 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)
And the rulers did not know where I had gone or what I had done; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews nor to the priests nor to the nobles nor to the rulers nor to the rest that did the work.
Nehemiah 2:17 (show verse)
Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste and its gates are burned with fire; come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no longer in reproach.
Nehemiah 2:18 (show verse)
Then I told them how the hand of my God was good upon me and likewise the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they comforted their hands for good.
Nehemiah 2:19 (show verse)
But when Sanballat, the Horonite, and Tobiah, the slave, the Ammonite, and Geshem, the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn and despised us and said, What is this thing that ye do? Will ye rebel 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 I gave them a reply and said unto them, The God of the heavens, he will prosper us; therefore, we, his slaves, will arise and build; but ye have no portion nor righteousness, nor memorial in Jerusalem.