A.M. 3559. B.C. 445.
Artaxerxes sends Nehemiah to Jerusalem, with a commission to build the wall, Nehemiah 2:1-8. He comes thither, to the grief of his enemies, Nehemiah 2:9-11. He secretly views the ruins of it, Nehemiah 2:12-16. He informs the rulers of his commission, Nehemiah 2:17; Nehemiah 2:18. Answers them that derided him, Nehemiah 2:19; Nehemiah 2:20.