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.”

"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
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What does Nehemiah 2:9 mean?

The Bible verse Nehemiah 2:9 in the King James Version (KJV) reads: "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." This verse is part of the book of Nehemiah, which is found in…

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A Journey of Restoration: Trusting Divine Providence

Nehemiah 2:9 (KJV) states, "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." This verse marks a significant turning point in the narrative of Nehemiah, a man whose heart was…

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A Prayer for Divine Favor and Courage in Our Mission

O Sovereign Lord, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, we come before You today with hearts that are full of gratitude for Your boundless grace and mercy. As we reflect on the words of Nehemiah 2:9, where it is written, "Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and…

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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 9:2 - "And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers."
Nehemiah 6:9
Nehemiah 9:9 - "And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;"
Nehemiah 7:9 - "The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two."
"And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers." - Nehemiah 9:2
Nehemiah 9:16 - "But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,"
Nehemiah 12:9 - "Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches."
Nehemiah 10:9 - "And the Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;"
Nehemiah 11:9 - "And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer: and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city."
Nehemiah 3:9 - "And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem."
Nehemiah 12:2 - "Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,"
Nehemiah 10:2 - "Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,"
Nehemiah 8:9 - "¶ And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law."
Nehemiah 9:38 - "And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal unto it."
"And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;" - Nehemiah 9:9
Nehemiah 13:9 - "Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense."
"The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two." - Nehemiah 7:9
Nehemiah 9:1 - "Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them."
Nehemiah 2:11 - "So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days."
Nehemiah 9:33 - "Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:"
Nehemiah 9:21 - "Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not."
Nehemiah 9:14 - "And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant:"
Nehemiah 4:9 - "Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them."
Nehemiah 9:20 - "Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst."
Nehemiah 9:12 - "Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go."
Nehemiah 5:9 - "Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?"
"Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah," - Nehemiah 10:2
"Amariah, Malluch, Hattush," - Nehemiah 12:2