Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.
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Gill's Exposition
But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian,.... This third man might be both an Arabian by birth, and governor of some part of Arabia near Judea:…
Barnes' Notes
The king’s words - These have not been given; but the royal permission to restore the walls is implied in Neh 2:5-6.
Adam Clarke
Then I told them - He opened to them his design and his commission.
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…
Cambridge Bible
the hand of my God Cf. Neh 2:8. The blessing which had so far attended his plan.
as also the king's words R.V. as also of, &c. He reported the substance of the king's words, which the compiler has not…
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