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 my God 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 Les magistrats ignoraient où j’étais allé, et ce que je faisais. Jusqu’à ce moment, je n’avais rien dit aux Juifs, ni aux sacrificateurs, ni aux grands, ni aux magistrats, ni à aucun de ceux qui s’occupaient des affaires.
17 Je leur dis alors: Vous voyez le malheureux état où nous sommes! Jérusalem est détruite, et ses portes sont consumées par le feu! Venez, rebâtissons la muraille de Jérusalem, et nous ne serons plus dans l’opprobre.
18 Et je leur racontai comment la bonne main de mon Dieu avait été sur moi, et quelles paroles le roi m’avait adressées. Ils dirent: Levons-nous, et bâtissons! Et ils se fortifièrent dans cette bonne résolution.
19 Sanballat, le Horonite, Tobija, le serviteur ammonite, et Guéschem, l’Arabe, en ayant été informés, se moquèrent de nous et nous méprisèrent. Ils dirent: Que faites-vous là? Vous révoltez-vous contre le roi?
20 Et je leur fis cette réponse: Le Dieu des cieux nous donnera le succès. Nous, ses serviteurs, nous nous lèverons et nous bâtirons; mais vous, vous n’avez ni part, ni droit, ni souvenir dans Jérusalem.
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What Does Nehemiah 2:18 Mean?
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