Nehemiah 2:9
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So I went to the governors of Trans-Euphrates and gave them the king’s letters. The king had also sent army officers and cavalry with me.
Read Nehemiah 2:9 Using Other Translations
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.
Then I came to the governors of the province Beyond the River and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent with me officers of the army and horsemen.
When I came to the governors of the province west of the Euphrates River, I delivered the king’s letters to them. The king, I should add, had sent along army officers and horsemen to protect me.
What does Nehemiah 2:9 mean?
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Nehemiah 2:9
Then I came to the governors beyond the river
Who these governors were, whether the same who were in the second
year of this king's reign eighteen years ago, Tatnai and
Shetharboznai, is not certain:
now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen
with me;
both to do him honour, and for his safety; and coming thus
attended, must serve to recommend him to the governor, who
received him from them at the river Euphrates, and conducted him
to Judah.
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