Nehemiah 1:1
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King James Version
The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,

American Standard Version
The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it came to pass in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,

Young's Literal Translation
Words of Nehemiah son of Hachaliah. And it cometh to pass, in the month of Chisleu, the twentieth year, and I have been in Shushan the palace,

Nehemiah 1:1 Additional Translations
Geneva Study Bible

The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month {a} Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,

The Argument - God, in all ages and at all times, sets up worthy persons for the convenience and profit of his Church, as now within the compass of seventy years he raised up various excellent men for the preservation of his people after their return from Babylon. Zerubbabel, Ezra, and Nehemiah, of which the first was their captain to bring them home, and provided that the temple was built: the second reformed their manners and planted religion: and the third built up the walls, delivered the people from oppression and provided that the law of God was carried out among them. He was a godly man, and in great authority with the king, so that the king favoured him greatly and gave him letters to accomplish all the things he desired. This book is also called the second of Ezra by the Latins because he was the author of it.

(a) Which contains part of November and part of December, and was their ninth month.

Scofield Reference Notes

SCOFIELD REFERENCE NOTES (Old Scofield 1917 Edition)

Book Introduction

Margin Chisleu Margin Shushan

The Book of Nehemiah

Fourteen years after the return of Ezra to Jerusalem, Nehemiah led up a company (B.C. 444) and restored the walls and the civil authority. Of those events this book is the record. It is in eight divisions:

I. The journey to Jerusalem, 1.1-2.20

II. The building of the wall, 3.1-6.19.

III. The census, 7.1-73.

IV. The revival, 8.1-11.36.

V. The census of the priests and Levites, 12.1-26.

VI. Dedication of the wall, 12.27-43.

VII. Restoration of the temple worship, 12.44-47.

VIII. The legal order restored, 13.1-31.

The moral state of the time is disclosed by the prophet Malachi. This book affords many instances of individual faith acting on the written word (e.g. Neh 1.8,9; 13.1). It is the principle of 2Tim 2.

The events recorded in Nehemiah cover a period of 11 years (Ussher).

Margin Chisleu

i.e. December.

Margin Shushan

Or, Susa, ancient capital of Persia.

Nehemiah 1:1 Parallel Commentaries
Capital Castle Chisleu Chislev Citadel Fortress Hacaliah Hacali'ah Hachaliah History King's Kislev Month Nehemiah Nehemi'ah Palace Shushan Susa Twentieth Words
Capital Castle Chisleu Chislev Citadel Fortress Hacaliah Hacali'ah Hachaliah History King's Kislev Month Nehemiah Nehemi'ah Palace Shushan Susa Twentieth Words
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