Nehemiah 13:6

“But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king:”

"But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king:" - Nehemiah 13:6
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What does Nehemiah 13:6 mean?

Nehemiah 13:6 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king." At first glance, this verse may…

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A Time Away: Trusting in God’s Providence

Nehemiah 13:6 states, "But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king." This verse comes towards the end of the book of Nehemiah, where we are…

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A Prayer for Purpose and Divine Timing

O Lord, Sovereign King of all creation, As I come before Your presence, I am reminded of the profound wisdom found in the words of Nehemiah 13:6, where he reveals, "But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came…

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Nehemiah 13:6 - "But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king:"
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Nehemiah 10:13 - "Hodijah, Bani, Beninu."
Nehemiah 12:13 - "Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;"
Nehemiah 10:6 - "Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,"
Nehemiah 12:6 - "Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,"
Nehemiah 7:13 - "The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five."
"Hodijah, Bani, Beninu." - Nehemiah 10:13
"Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah," - Nehemiah 12:6
"Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch," - Nehemiah 10:6
"Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;" - Nehemiah 12:13
"Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me." - Nehemiah 6:13
Nehemiah 5:6 - "¶ And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words."
Nehemiah 6:15 – "So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two days."
Nehemiah 6:15 – "So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two days."
Nehemiah 13:12 - "Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries."
Nehemiah 13:31 - "And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good."
Nehemiah 13:20 - "So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice."
Nehemiah 13:4 - "¶ And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:"
Nehemiah 13:23 - "¶ In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:"
Nehemiah 13:29 - "Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites."
Nehemiah 13:24 - "And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people."
Nehemiah 13:8 - "And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber."
Nehemiah 13:3 - "Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude."