Nehemiah 2:1-20

The *Jews build Jerusalem’s city wall again

Nehemiah

Robert Bryce and Robert Betts

Chapter 2

v1 It was the month called Nisan in the 20th year of King Artaxerxes’ rule. I was serving the king with wine. I took the wine and I gave it to the king. I had never been sad before when I was with the king. v2 So the king said to me, ‘Your face is very sad. But you are not ill. This means that you are sad in your heart.’

Then I was very afraid. v3 And I said to the king, ‘I hope that the king will have a long life. I will tell you why I am sad. The city, where my *ancestors’ graves are, is a heap of stones. Fire has burned its gates.’