Homiletic Commentary Nehemiah 2:1-8 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… It was — I. SUDDENLY REQUIRED. II. SILENTLY OFFERED. III. SUITABLY ADDRESSED. IV. VERY BRIEF. V. COMPLETELY SUCCESSFUL. (Homiletic Commentary.) Parallel Verses KJV: 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. |