Nehemiah 2:1
And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artachshasta HaMelech, that yayin was before him; and I took up the yayin, and gave it unto HaMelech.Now I had not been previously sad in his presence.
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Genesis 40:21He restored the sar hamashkim unto his mashkeh; and he gave the kos into the palm of Pharaoh;
Ezra 7:1Now after these things, in the reign of Artachshasta Melech Paras (Persia), Ezra ben Serayah ben Azaryah ben Chilkiyah,
Nehemiah 1:1The Divrei Nechemyah ben Chakhalyah. And it came to pass in the month Kislev, in the twentieth year, + 1:1 i.e., 445 B.C.E. as I was in Shushan the capital, + 1:1 of Persia
Esther 3:7In the chodesh harishon (first month), that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of HaMelech Achashverosh, they cast Pur, that is, the goral (lot), before Haman miyom l'yom (from day to day, every day), and me'chodesh l'chodesh (from month to month, every month) until the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.
Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 2:1
How Nehemiah wrestled with God and prevailed we read in the foregoing chapter; now here we are told how, like Jacob, he prevailed with men also, and so found that his prayers were heard and answered. I. He prevailed with the king to send him to Jerusalem with a commission to build a wall about it, and grant him what was necessary for it, ver. 1-8 . II. He prevailed against the enemies that would have obstructed him in his journey ( ver. 9-11 ) and laughed him out of his undertaking, ver. 19, 20 . III. He prevailed… Read the whole commentary →