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Nehemiah 2:1-2
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Nehemiah 2:1-2
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Nehemiah goes to Jerusalem
2 It was the month of Nisan, when King Artaxerxes had ruled Babylon for 20 years. I had the king's wine ready for him to drink. I took it to give to him. He saw that I was sad. I had not been sad in front of the king before. 2 The king asked me, ‘Why are you sad? You are not ill. This must mean that you are very upset.’ I was very frightened.[a]
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- 2:2 Nehemiah was afraid because the king might be angry with him. The king wanted his servants to look happy when they served him.
Nehemiah 2:1-2
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Nehemiah 2:1-2
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Artaxerxes Sends Nehemiah to Jerusalem
2 In the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes,(A) when wine was brought for him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had not been sad in his presence before, 2 so the king asked me, “Why does your face look so sad when you are not ill? This can be nothing but sadness of heart.”
I was very much afraid,
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