Nehemiah 2:9
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Nehemiah 2:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und ich kam zu den Landpflegern jenseit des Stromes und gab ihnen die Briefe des Königs. Der König hatte aber Heeroberste und Reiter mit mir gesandt.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y vine luego á los gobernadores de la otra parte del río, y les dí las cartas del rey. Y el rey envió conmigo capitanes del ejército y gente de á caballo.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Então vim aos governadores dalém do rio, e lhes dei as cartas do rei. E o rei enviou comigo capitães do exército e cavaleiros.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Eu fui até os governadores das províncias situadas além do rio, e dei-lhes as cartas do rei. Ora, o rei tinha enviado comigo oficiais do exército e cavaleiros.
📖 Nehemiah 2:9 in Context
7Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;
8And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
9Then 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.
10When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
11So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.
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