Nehemiah 2:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.”
Nehemiah 2:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 2:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 2:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then I came to the governors beyond the River, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.”
Nehemiah 2:9 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 2:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then I came to the governors beyond the River, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent with me captains of the army and horsemen. ”
Nehemiah 2:9 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 2:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And I come in unto the governors beyond the River, and give to them the letters of the king; and the king sendeth with me heads of a force, and horsemen;”
Nehemiah 2:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 2:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent captains of a force and horsemen with me. ”
Nehemiah 2:9 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 2:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then came I to the captaines beyonde the Riuer, and gaue them the Kings letters. And the King had sent captaines of the armie and horsemen with me.”
Nehemiah 2:9 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 2:9 in Context — 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;
8 And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
9 Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.
10 When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
11 So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.
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What Does Nehemiah 2:9 Mean?
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