Nehemiah 2:9
Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.
Nehemiah 2:9 in other translations
| BSB | Then I went to the governors west of the Euphrates and gave them the king’s letters. The king had also sent army officers and cavalry with me. |
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| WEB | Then I came to the governors beyond the River, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me. |
| ASV | Then I came to the governors beyond the River, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent with me captains of the army and horsemen. |
| YLT | And I come in unto the governors beyond the River, and give to them the letters of the king; and the king sendeth with me heads of a force, and horsemen; |
| DARBY | And I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent captains of a force and horsemen with me. |
| BBE | 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. |
| Webster | Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me. |
What does Nehemiah 2:9 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 2:6-9
6-9. the queen also sitting by him--As the Persian monarchs did not admit their wives to be present at their state festivals, this must have been a private occasion. The queen referred to was probably Esther, whose presence would tend greatly to embolden Nehemiah in stating his request; and through her influence, powerfully exerted it may be supposed, also by her sympathy with the patriotic design, his petition was…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Nehemiah 2:9-18
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Nehemiah 2:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Nehemiah 2:9
- Ezra 8:22
For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.
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Context
- Nehemiah 2:8
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 which appertained to 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 my God upon me.
- Nehemiah 2:9
Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.
- Nehemiah 2:10
When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
Nehemiah 2:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y vine luego á los gobernadores de la otra parte del río, y les dí las cartas del rey. Y el rey envió conmigo capitanes del ejército y gente de á caballo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et je vins auprès des gouverneurs de l’autre côté du fleuve, et je leur donnai les lettres du roi; or le roi avait envoyé avec moi des chefs de l’armée et des cavaliers. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und ich kam zu den Landpflegern jenseit des Stromes und gab ihnen die Briefe des Königs. Der König hatte aber Heeroberste und Reiter mit mir gesandt. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et veni ad duces regionis trans flumen, dedique eis epistolas regis. Miserat autem rex mecum principes militum, et equites. |