ESV Reformation Study Bible – Neh 2:6
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Neh 2:6

2:6 How long . . . given him a time. It may seem doubtful that Nehemiah requested the twelve-year absence presumed in 5:14, but his request to rebuild his personal residence (v. 8) seems to indicate that more than a brief leave was in view from the beginning.