Account Arise Build Building Built Declare Favorable Hands Helping King's Rebuilding Replied Rise Spoken Start Strengthen Strengthened Strong
2:18 Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they {g} strengthened their hands for [this] good [work].
(g) They were encouraged and gave themselves to do well, and to travel in this worthy enterprise.
2:18 Rise up - Let us do it with vigour, and diligence, and resolution, as those that are determined to go through with it. Their hands - Their own and one anothers.
2:9-18 When Nehemiah had considered the matter, he told the Jews that God had put it into his heart to build the wall of Jerusalem. He does not undertake to do it without them. By stirring up ourselves and one another to that which is good, we strengthen ourselves and one another for it. We are weak in our duty, when we are cold and careless.
Arise Build Building Built Declare Favorable Good Gracious Hand Hands King's Rebuilding Rise Start Strengthen Strengthened Strong Words Work
Arise Build Building Built Declare Favorable Good Gracious Hand Hands King's Rebuilding Rise Start Strengthen Strengthened Strong Words Work
