Nehemiah 2:1 meaning and explanation
Now in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad in his presence,
Nehemiah 2:1, Berean Standard Bible
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Nehemiah, a Jewish exile serving as cupbearer to the Persian king Artaxerxes, speaks here in the first person. The month Nisan falls in spring, and the twentieth year places the scene around the middle of the king's reign.
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