Nehemiah 2:6
Then the king, with the queen seated beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I set a time.
And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.
Note queen: Heb. wife
The king said to me (the queen was also sitting by him), “How long will your journey be? When will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I set a time for him.
And the king said unto me (the queen also sitting by him), For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- So it pleased
- Nehemiah 2:4; Nehemiah 1:11; Isaiah 58:12; Isaiah 61:4; Isaiah 65:24
- I set him a time
- It is probable that this time was no more than six months, or a year; after which he either returned, or had his leave of absence lengthened, as we find he was twelve years governor of the Jews.
- Nehemiah 5:14; Nehemiah 13:6