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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And I came to Jerusalem,.... Through the king's leave, and with a commission from him:
and understood of the evil that…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Artaxerxes king of Babylon - See Neh 1:1. Compare Ezr 6:22, where Darius Hystaspis is called “king of Assyria.” After…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Was not I at Jerusalem - Nehemiah came to Jerusalem in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes, and remained there till the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Nehemiah 13:1-9
It was the honour of Israel, and the greatest preservation of their holiness, that they were a peculiar people, and were…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
was not I R.V. I was not.
the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes i.e. b.c. 433, twelve years since his appointment to…
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