ESV Reformation Study Bible – Neh 2:1
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Neh 2:1

2:1 Nisan . . . twentieth year. The date was March-April 445 b.c., four months after Nehemiah received the report about Jerusalem. The Persian New Year or another holiday may be indicated by the use of wine (cf. 1:11 note).

King Artaxerxes. See note Ezra 4:7.