Nehemiah 2:1
And it came to pass in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, that wine was before him, and I took the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had not been sad in his presence previously.
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In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was brought before him, I picked up the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad in his presence before.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wi was before him: and I took up the wi, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And it came to pass in the month{H2320} Nisan,{H5212} in the twentieth{H6242} year{H8141} of Artaxerxes{H783} the king,{H4428} when wine{H3196} was before{H6440} him, that I took up{H5375} the wine,{H3196} and gave{H5414} it unto the king.{H4428} Now I had not been [beforetime] sad{H7451} in his presence.{H6440}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And it came to pass in the month{H2320} Nisan{H5212}, in the twentieth{H6242} year{H8141} of Artaxerxes{H783} the king{H4428}, that wine{H3196} was before{H6440} him: and I took up{H5375}{(H8799)} the wine{H3196}, and gave{H5414}{(H8799)} it unto the king{H4428}. Now I had not been beforetime sad{H7451} in his presence{H6440}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
In the moneth Nisan of the twentieth yeare of kynge Artaxerses, wha the wyne stode before him, I toke vp the wyne, and gaue it vnto ye kynge, and I was heuy in his presence.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Nowe in the moneth Nisan in the twentieth yere of king Artahshashte, the wine stoode before him, and I tooke vp the wine, and gaue it vnto the King. nowe I was not before time sad in his presence.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
It came to passe, that in the moneth Nisan in the twentith yere of king Arthaxerxes, the wine stoode before him: and I toke vp the wine, and gaue it vnto the king: And I had not ben before heauy in his presence.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
¶ And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, [that] wine [was] before him: and I took up the wine, and gave [it] unto the king. Now I had not been [beforetime] sad in his presence.
Webster's Bible (1833)
It happened 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 not been [before] sad in his presence.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And it cometh to pass, in the month of Nisan, the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, wine `is' before him, and I lift up the wine, and give to the king, and I had not been sad before him;
American Standard Version (1901)
And it came to pass 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 unto the king. Now I had not been `beforetime' sad in his presence.
American Standard Version (1901)
And it came to pass 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 unto the king. Now I had not been [beforetime] sad in his presence.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
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.
World English Bible (2000)
It happened 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 not been [before] sad in his presence.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Nehemiah Is Permitted to Go to Jerusalem Then in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was brought to me, I took the wine and gave it to the king. Previously I had not been depressed in the king’s presence.
Referenced Verses
- Ezra 7:1 : 1 Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
- Neh 1:1 : 1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it happened in the month of Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,
- Neh 1:11 : 11 O Lord, I beg You, let now Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants, who desire to fear Your name: and prosper, I pray You, Your servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.
- Esth 3:7 : 7 In the first month, which is the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
- Ezra 7:7 : 7 And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the gatekeepers, and the Nethinims, to Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.
- Gen 40:11 : 11 And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
- Gen 40:21 : 21 And he restored the chief butler to his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:
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- Neh 2:2-98 verses86%
2 Therefore the king said to me, Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This is nothing but sorrow of heart. Then I was very much afraid,
3 And said to the king, Let the king live forever. Why should my face not be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' tombs, lies waste, and its gates are consumed with fire?
4 Then the king said to me, What do you request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
5 And I said to the king, If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, that you would send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' tombs, that I may rebuild it.
6 And the king said to me, (the queen also sitting beside him,) How long will your journey be? And when will you return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.
7 Moreover, I said to the king, If it pleases the king, let letters be given to me for the governors beyond the river, that they may allow me to pass through until I come to Judah;
8 And a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which pertain to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
9 Then I went 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.
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6 But all this time I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon, I had come to the king. After some time, I obtained leave from the king,
- Neh 1:1-44 verses77%
1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it happened in the month of Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,
2 That Hanani, one of my brothers, came with certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, who were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
3 And they said to me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.
4 And it happened, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,
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1 Now it happened in the days of Ahasuerus (this is the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces).
2 In those days, when King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,
3 In the third year of his reign, he made a feast for all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him.
4 When he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honor of his excellent majesty for many days, even a hundred and eighty days.
5 And when these days were completed, the king made a feast for all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace.
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14 Moreover, from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, twelve years, neither I nor my brethren have eaten the governor's provisions.
15 But the former governors who were before me laid burdens on the people and took bread and wine from them, besides forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants ruled over the people. But I did not do so, because of the fear of God.
16 Indeed, I also devoted myself to the work on this wall and did not buy any land. All my servants were gathered there for the work.
17 Moreover, there were at my table one hundred and fifty Jews and rulers, besides those who came to us from the nations around us.
18 Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all sorts of wine. Yet in spite of all this, I did not demand the governor's provisions, because the bondage was heavy on this people.
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11 O Lord, I beg You, let now Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants, who desire to fear Your name: and prosper, I pray You, Your servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.
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7 And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the gatekeepers, and the Nethinims, to Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.
8 And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.
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21 And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers who are beyond the river, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,
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28 And has extended mercy to me before the king, and his counselors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, and I gathered chief men from Israel to go up with me.
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15 Then I went up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the valley gate, and so returned.
16 And the rulers did not know where I had gone, or what I had done; I had not yet told it to the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the rulers, or the rest who did the work.
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1 That night the king could not sleep, so he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
- Ezra 4:6-72 verses68%
6 And in the reign of Ahasuerus, at the start of his reign, they wrote to him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
7 And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian language, and interpreted in the Syrian language.
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11 Now this is the copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel.
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5 And the king appointed for them a daily portion of the king's delicacies and of the wine which he drank, so nourishing them three years, that at the end of that time they might serve before the king.
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11 This is the copy of the letter that they sent to him, even to Artaxerxes the king; Your servants the men on this side of the river, and at such a time.
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6 Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib. When he arrived there, he ate no bread and drank no water, for he mourned because of the transgression of those who had been taken captive.
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11 So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.
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18 Then the king made a great feast for all his princes and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king.
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