2:7 I said to the king, “If the king is so inclined, let him give me letters for the governors of Trans-Euphrates 1 that will enable me to travel safely until I reach Judah,
Nehemiah 8:15
8:15 and that they should make a proclamation and disseminate this message 2 in all their cities and in Jerusalem: 3 “Go to the hill country and bring back olive branches and branches of wild olive trees, myrtle trees, date palms, and other leafy trees to construct temporary shelters, as it is written.”
1 tnHeb “across the river,” here and often elsewhere in the Book of Nehemiah.
2 tnHeb “a voice.”
3 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.