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Selected Verse: Nehemiah 1:11 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ne 1:11 |
Strong Concordance |
O Lord [0136], I beseech [0577] thee, let now thine ear [0241] be attentive [07183] to the prayer [08605] of thy servant [05650], and to the prayer [08605] of thy servants [05650], who desire [02655] to fear [03372] thy name [08034]: and prosper [06743], I pray thee, thy servant [05650] this day [03117], and grant [05414] him mercy [07356] in the sight [06440] of this man [0376]. For I was the king's [04428] cupbearer [08248]. |
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King James |
O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| I was the king's cupbearer--This officer, in the ancient Oriental courts, was always a person of rank and importance; and, from the confidential nature of his duties and his frequent access to the royal presence, he possessed great influence. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| A Persian king had numerous cup-bearers, each of whom probably discharged the office in his turn. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
fear
(See Scofield) - (Psa 19:9). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| To fear thy name - Those who truly desire to fear his name, shall be graciously accepted of God. This man - The king: who is but a man and therefore his heart is wholly at thy disposal. Favour with men is then comfortable, when we see it springing from the mercy of God. Cup - bearer - Whereby I had opportunity to speak to him, and some favour with him. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Mercy in the sight of this man - Favour before the king, Ahasuerus. He seems then to have been giving him the cup.
For I was the king's cup-bearer - The king's butler, (the Persians call him saky), which gave him the opportunity of being frequently with the king; and to be in such a place of trust, he must be in the king's confidence. No Eastern potentate would have a cup-bearer with whom he could not trust his life, poison being frequently administered in this way. This verse seems to have been a mental prayer, which Nehemiah now put up as he was delivering the cup into the king's hand. |
9 The fear [03374] of the LORD [03068] is clean [02889], enduring [05975] for ever [05703]: the judgments [04941] of the LORD [03068] are true [0571] and righteous [06663] altogether [03162].