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Nehemiah 1:1

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

The words of Nehemiah  son of Hacaliah: During the month of Chislev  in the twentieth year,  when I was in the fortress city of Susa,

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In the fourth year of King Darius,  the word of the Lord came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Chislev.


Those whose seals were on the document were the governor Nehemiah  son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,


In those days King Ahasuerus reigned from his royal throne  in the fortress at Susa.


I saw the vision, and as I watched, I was in the fortress city of Susa,  in the province of Elam.  I saw in the vision that I was beside the Ulai Canal.


Some of the Israelites, priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and temple servants  accompanied him to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes.


The couriers left, spurred on by royal command, and the law was issued in the fortress of Susa.  The king and Haman sat down to drink, while the city of Susa was in confusion.


During the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes,  when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad in his presence,


So all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered in Jerusalem within the three days. On the twentieth day of the ninth month, all the people sat in the square at the house of God,  trembling because of this matter and because of the heavy rain.


Furthermore, from the day King Artaxerxes  appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah #– #from the twentieth year until his thirty-second year, twelve years   #– #I and my associates never ate from the food allotted to the governor.





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