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The king said to me (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall your journey be? and when will you return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.
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A Testimony of Value
Commentators note the king's questions about the length of the journey and the return date reveal how much he valued Nehemiah. Charles Spurgeon uses this to teach that a person's faith should make them so excellent in their work that they are genuinely missed when they are gone, serving as a powerful testimony.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The queen - Though the Persian kings practiced polygamy, they always had one chief wife, who alone was recognized as “queen.” The chief wi…
19th Century
Anglican
Nehemiah’s appeal to the king.
Baptist
Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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