# Nehemiah 2:3

> and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”

— Nehemiah 2:3, 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

- Nehemiah 1:3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/nehemiah/1/3
- 1 Kings 1:31 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-kings/1/31
- Psalms 137:6 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/137/6
- Daniel 2:4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/daniel/2/4
- Daniel 5:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/daniel/5/10
- 2 Chronicles 21:20 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-chronicles/21/20
- 2 Chronicles 28:27 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-chronicles/28/27
- 2 Chronicles 32:33 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-chronicles/32/33

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/nehemiah/2/3
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/nehemiah/2
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).