Nehemiah 1:11
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Other commentaries on this verse
- John Gill - Exposition - Nehemiah 1
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- Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Nehemiah 1:11
Nehemiah 1:11. O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.
That was king Artaxerxes, whom he rightly viewed as a man, for, great as he was-all-potent king of Persia-yet still but a man. Nehemiah consoles himself in the prospect of having to go in before him to ask favor at his hands.
Nehemiah 1:11. For I was the king’s cupbearer.
This exposition consisted of readings from Nehemiah 1:1 to Nehemiah 2:8.