Nehemiah 2:7
“Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Moreover, I said unto the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river,.... The river of Euphrates,…
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
letters see note on Ezr 4:8.
the governors beyond the river The -Pekhahs" of the province on the west bank of the…
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