Nehemiah 2:18

¹⁸Et indicavi eis quod manus Dei mei bona esset super me et verba regis, quae locutus esset mihi, et dixerunt: " Surgamus et aedificemus! ". Et confortatae sunt manus eorum in bonum.b

Nehemiah 2 marks the pivot from private grief to public action. Four months after hearing of Jerusalem's broken walls, Nehemiah risks his life by appearing sad before King Artaxerxes. The king grants him unprecedented permission and resources to rebuild. Nehemiah arrives in Jerusale