Nehemiah 2:12

And I rose up by night, I and a few men with me; and I told no man what God put into my heart to do with Israel; and there was no beast with me, except the beast which I rode upon.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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 to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.

In Context

11So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.

13And I went forth by the gate of the valley by night, and to the mouth of the well of fig trees, and to the dung-gate: and I mourned over the wall of Jerusalem which they were destroying, and her gates were devoured with fire.

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Cross References

Joshua 10:9And when Joshua came suddenly upon them, he had advanced all the night out of Galgala.

Judges 9:32And now rise up by night, thou and the people with thee, and lay wait in the field.

Proverbs 12:23An understanding man is a throne of wisdom; but the heart of fools shall meet with curses.

Jeremiah 31:33Joy and gladness have been utterly swept off the land of Moab: and though there was wine in thy presses, in the morning they trod it not, neither in the evening did they raise the cry of joy.

Amos 5:13Therefore the prudent shall be silent at that time; for it is a time of evils.

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 2:10-20

Nehemiah's Journey to Jerusalem; the Malice of Sanballat, &c. ( b. c. 445.) 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. 10 When 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. 11 So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days. 12 And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me;… Read the whole commentary →

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