Nehemiah, understanding by Hanani the affliction of the Jews, and the misery of Jerusalem, Neh_1:1-3, mourneth, fasteth, and prayeth, Neh_1:4. His prayer for them, Neh_1:5-10; and for success in his petition to the king, Neh_1:11.
The words of Nehemiah, or rather, the acts, or deeds, as the word oft signifies; of which he here treats.
In the month Chisleu; which is the ninth month, containing part of November and part of December.
In the twentieth year of Artaxerxes, Neh_2:1.
In Shushan; the chief and royal city of Persia, Est_3:15.