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 Puis je dis au roi: Si le roi le trouve bon, qu’on me donne des lettres pour les gouverneurs de l’autre côté du fleuve, afin qu’ils me laissent passer et entrer en Juda,
8 et une lettre pour Asaph, garde forestier du roi, afin qu’il me fournisse du bois de charpente pour les portes de la citadelle près de la maison, pour la muraille de la ville, et pour la maison que j’occuperai. Le roi me donna ces lettres, car la bonne main de mon Dieu était sur moi.
9 Je me rendis auprès des gouverneurs de l’autre côté du fleuve, et je leur remis les lettres du roi, qui m’avait fait accompagner par des chefs de l’armée et par des cavaliers.
10 Sanballat, le Horonite, et Tobija, le serviteur ammonite, l’ayant appris, eurent un grand déplaisir de ce qu’il venait un homme pour chercher le bien des enfants d’Israël.
11 J’arrivai à Jérusalem, et j’y passai trois jours.
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What Does Nehemiah 2:9 Mean?
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