Nehemiah 2:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king’s words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.”
Nehemiah 2:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 2:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 2:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I told them about the hand of my God which was good on me, and also about the king’s words that he had spoken to me. They said, “Let’s rise up and build.” So they strengthened their hands for the good work.”
Nehemiah 2:18 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 2:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me, as also of the king’s words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for the good work. ”
Nehemiah 2:18 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 2:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And I declare to them the hand of my God that is good upon me, and also the words of the king that he said to me, and they say, `Let us rise, and we have built;' and they strengthen their hands for good.”
Nehemiah 2:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 2:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I told them of the hand of myGod which had been good upon me; as also of the king's words which he had said unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. And they strengthened their hands for the good [work]. ”
Nehemiah 2:18 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 2:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then I tolde them of the hande of my God, (which was good ouer me) and also of the Kings wordes that he had spoken vnto me. And they sayd, Let vs rise, and buyld. So they strengthened their hand to good.”
Nehemiah 2:18 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 2:18 in Context — Nehemiah 2
16 And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.
17 Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.
18 Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king’s words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.
19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?
20 Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.
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What Does Nehemiah 2:18 Mean?
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