9Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent with me captains of the army and horsemen.


In Context

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.

7 Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may let me pass through till I come unto Judah;

8 and a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the castle which appertaineth to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.

9 Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent with me captains of the army and horsemen.

10 And when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly, for that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.

11 So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.

Nehemiah 2:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:9Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:9So I went to the governors of Trans- Euphrates and gave them the king's letters. The king had also sent army officers and cavalry with me.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:9And I came to the governors of the country beyond the river, and gave them the king's letters. And the king had sent wish me captains of soldiers, and horsemen.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:9Then I came to the governors beyond the River, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent with me captains of the army and horsemen.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:9And I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent captains of a force and horsemen with me.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:9Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:9Then I came to the governors beyond the River, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent with me captains of the army and horsemen.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:9And I come in unto the governors beyond the River, and give to them the letters of the king; and the king sendeth with me heads of a force, and horsemen;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:9Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.