Nehemiah 1:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 1:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 1:2 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escape..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 1:2 — KJV
“That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.”
— Nehemiah 1:2 (KJV)
Nehemiah 1:2 in Context — About the Book of Nehemiah
Nehemiah is the Bible's project-management masterclass soaked in prayer. A royal cupbearer hears Jerusalem's walls are rubble, weeps, fasts, prays — then rebuilds them in fifty-two days despite ridicule and threats. Every chapter shows prayer and practical action working as one.
Cross-References for Nehemiah 1:2
“And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 1:2: one, brethren, came
“Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 1:2: one, came, judah
“Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal them, and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 1:2: one, men, judah
“And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 1:2: one, came, escaped
“These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 1:2: one, came, judah
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