# Nehemiah 2:18

> I also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me, and what the king had said to me. “Let us start rebuilding,” they replied, and they set their hands to this good work.

— Nehemiah 2:18, 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

- Philippians 2:13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/philippians/2/13
- 1 Chronicles 19:13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-chronicles/19/13
- 2 Chronicles 32:5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-chronicles/32/5
- Ephesians 6:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ephesians/6/10
- Haggai 1:13-14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/haggai/1/13
- 2 Samuel 2:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/2/7
- Ezra 6:22 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ezra/6/22
- 1 Chronicles 11:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-chronicles/11/10

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/nehemiah/2/18
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/nehemiah/2
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).