Nehemiah 2:12

2:12 I got up during the night, along with a few men who were with me. But I did not tell anyone what my God was putting on my heart to do for Jerusalem. There were no animals with me, except for the one ¹  I was riding.

Nehemiah 5:12

5:12 They replied, “We will return these things, ²  and we will no longer demand anything from them. We will do just as you say.” Then I called the priests and made the wealthy and the officials ³  swear to do what had been promised. ⁴ 

Nehemiah 13:19

13:19 When the evening shadows ⁵  began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I ordered ⁶  the doors to be closed. I further directed that they were not to be opened until after the Sabbath. I positioned ⁷  some of my young men at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.

Nehemiah 13:26

13:26 Was it not because of things like these that King Solomon of Israel sinned? Among the many nations there was no king like him. He was loved by his God, and God made ⁸  him king over all Israel. But the foreign wives made even him sin!

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¹ tn Heb “the animal.”

² tn The words “these things” are not included in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “took an oath from them”; the referents (the wealthy and the officials, cf. v. 7) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “according to this word.”

⁵ tn Heb “the gates of Jerusalem grew dark.”

⁶ tn Heb “said” (so also in v. 22).

⁷ tn Heb “caused to stand.”

⁸ tn Heb “gave.”