Nehemiah 13:6
Nehemiah · Old Testament · Chapter 13
“But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king:”Nehemiah 13:6
What Does Nehemiah 13:6 Mean?
Nehemiah 13:6 is found in the book of Nehemiah, chapter 13, verse 6 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (10)
These passages are connected to Nehemiah 13:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Nehemiah 2:6“And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.”Nehemiah 5:14“Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.”Exodus 32:1“And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.”2 Chronicles 18:2“And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramothgilead.”2 Chronicles 24:17“Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them.”Ezra 6:22“And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.”Nehemiah 2:1“And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.”Nehemiah 2:5“And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers’ sepulchres, that I may build it.”Matthew 13:25“But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.”Genesis 4:3“And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.”
People & Places
ArtaxerxesBabylonJerusalem
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