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And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, when wine was before him, that I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been [beforetime] sad in his presence.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Nisan was the name given by the Persian Jews to the month previously called “Abib,” the first month of the Jewish year, or that which followed the …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Nehemiah’s appeal to the king.

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

And it came to pass in the month Nisan,

Three or four months after he began to pray.

In the twentieth year of Artaxerxes t…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And it came to pa in the month Nisan; in the twentieth
year of Artaxerxes It was still but…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Our prayers must be supported by serious efforts; otherwise, we mock God. We are not limited to specific times for our addresses to the King of Kin…

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