Nehemiah 2:9 meaning and explanation
Then I went to the governors west of the Euphrates and gave them the king’s letters. The king had also sent army officers and cavalry with me.
Nehemiah 2:9, Berean Standard Bible
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Nehemiah, a Jewish cupbearer to the Persian king Artaxerxes, has just been granted his request to return and rebuild Jerusalem. Here he delivers the king's letters to the regional governors west of the Euphrates, the officials who would have to permit his passage and building work.
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