In the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes,v when wine was brought for him, I took the wine and gave it to the king.

And it came to pass in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, that I took the wine and gave it to the king.

In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, I took up the wine and gave it to the king. Now I...

I replied, “Long live the king! How can I not be sad? For the city where my ancestors are buried is in ruins, and the gates have been destroyed by fire.”

So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days. And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart ...

I confess the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father's family, have committed against you. We have acted very wickedly toward you. We have not ...

Keys to Reading:​Nehemiah, serving as cupbearer to the King of Persia, asks the King for permission to go to Jerusalem to rebuild the city. Receiving the.

Chapter 2. 1In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, I took up the wine and gave it to the king.

2 In the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, (A) when wine was brought for him, I took the wine and gave it to the king.

It begins with the beautiful words, “Give to the winds thy fears; hope, and be undismayed; God hears thy sighs and counts thy tears; God shall lift up thy head.