Nehemiah 2:7
Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;
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Gill's Exposition
Moreover, I said unto the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river,.... The river of Euphrates, on that side of it towards the land of Judea:
that they may convey me over till…
When Nehemiah had prayed for the relief of his countrymen, and perhaps in David's words (Psa 51:18, Build thou the walls of Jerusalem), he did not sit still and say, "Let God now do his own work, for…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
letters see note on Ezr 4:8.
the governors beyond the river The -Pekhahs" of the province on the west bank of the Euphrates (Ezr 8:36). A reference to Ezr 4:7-10; Ezr 4:17 shows the importance of…
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