# Nehemiah 1:4

> When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

— Nehemiah 1:4, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- 445 BC (dated by the text itself)
- Date source: Nehemiah 2:1 dates itself by the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, which is 445 BC by Persian chronology.

## Who ruled

- **Artaxerxes I**, king of Persia, 465-424 BC · Source: Herodotus VII; Thucydides I; the Elephantine papyri

## See also

- Daniel 9:3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/daniel/9/3
- Psalms 137:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/137/1
- Ezra 10:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ezra/10/1
- Nehemiah 2:4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/nehemiah/2/4
- Psalms 69:9-10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/69/9
- Psalms 102:13-14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/102/13
- Zephaniah 3:18 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zephaniah/3/18
- Daniel 2:18 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/daniel/2/18

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/nehemiah/1/4
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/nehemiah/1
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).