Nehemiah 2:6
“And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the king said unto me, the queen also sitting by him,.... Which it seems was not very common for the queens of…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The queen - Though the Persian kings practiced polygamy, they always had one chief wife, who alone was recognized as…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The queen also sitting by him - Who probably forwarded his suit. This was not Esther, as Dean Prideaux supposes, nor…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Nehemiah 2:1-8
When Nehemiah had prayed for the relief of his countrymen, and perhaps in David's words (Psa 51:18, Build thou the walls…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The account is very condensed. Nehemiah's request is favourably received, but only the general results of the…
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