Nehemiah 2:11

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

After I had arrived in Jerusalem and had been there three days,

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Bible in Basic English

So I came to Jerusalem and was there three days.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.

Free Bible Version

I arrived in Jerusalem and rested for three days.

Geneva Bible 1599

So I came to Ierusalem, and was there three dayes.

King James (Authorized) Version

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

Translation for Translators

When I arrived in Jerusalem, I did not tell anyone what thoughts God had given to me about what I should do there. Three days after I arrived in Jerusalem, I went out of the city in the evening, taking a few other men with me. I was riding a donkey; we had no other animals with us.

Unlocked Literal Bible

So I came to Jerusalem and was there three days.

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

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

Young's Literal Translation

And I come in unto Jerusalem, and I am there three days,

Context

Nehemiah Inspects the Walls

¹⁰But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.¹¹After I had arrived in Jerusalem and had been there three days,¹²I set out at night with a few men. I did not tell anyone what my God had laid on my heart to do for Jerusalem. The only animal with me was the one on which I was riding.

Sermons

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Summary

Nehemiah's arrival in Jerusalem after his journey from Susa is highlighted in this verse. His purpose in coming to the city was to assess the damage and begin the work of rebuilding the walls. This event marks the beginning of Nehemiah's significant role in the restoration of Jerusalem. It demonstrates his commitment to God's people and his determination to fulfill the task assigned to him. Nehemiah's leadership and faithfulness in this endeavor serve as an example of obedience and dedication to God's work.

Commentary

Keil-Delitzsch
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

Nehemiah's arrival at Jerusalem. He surveys the wall, and resolves to restore it. - Neh 2:11 Having arrived at Jerusalem and rested three days (as Ezra had also done, Ezr 8:32), he arose in the night, and some few men with him, to ride round the wall of the city, and get a notion of its condition. His reason for taking but few men with him is given in the following sentence: "I had told no man what my God had put in my heart to do for Jerusalem." Although he had come to Jerusalem with the resolution of fortifying the city by restoring its circumvallation, he spoke of this to no one until he had ascertained, by an inspection of the wall, the magnitude and extent of the work to be accomplished. For, being aware of the hostility of Sanballat and Tobiah, he desired to keep his intention secret until he felt certain of the possibility of carrying it into execution. Hence he made his survey of the wall by night, and took but few men with him, and those on foot, for the sake of not exciting attention. The beast on which he rode was either a horse or a mule.