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Summary
Nehemiah 2:1 - 2:2

Nehemiah with commission from king Artaxerxes comes to Jerusalem: and exhorts the Jews to rebuild the walls.

2:1. It came to pass in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king: that wine was before him, and I took up the wine, and gave it to the king: and I was as one languishing away before his face.

'''2:2. The king said to me: Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou dost not appear to be sick? This is not without cause, but some evil, I know not what, is in thy heart. And I was seized with an exceeding great fear:'''

The Coloured Picture Bible for Children Illustrator: Richard Andre Place: London Date: 1884. Source: The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge