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Nehemiah 2:3

King James Version (KJV)

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Nehemiah 2:3

Verse 3 of 20

Scripture focus

And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, [lieth] waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?

Nehemiah 2:3 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Nehemiah 2:3

Theological / Devotional

Let the king live for ever. A common form of Oriental address to a king (1 Kings 1:31; Dan. 2:4 ; 3:9; etc.).

Place of my fathers’ sepulchres. This statement implies that Nehemiah’s family had lived in Jerusalem. Like other ancient nations, the Persians had great respect for tombs, and disapproved of their violation. Nehemiah wisely weighed his words to enlist the sympathy of Artaxerxes for his request regarding the city where his ancestors had been interred.

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