John Trapp on Nehemiah 2:5

Verſe 5. If it pleaſe the King] Silken words muſt be given to Kings, as the mother of Darius ſaid: neither muſt they be rudely and roughly dealt with, as Joab dealt with David, [non-Latin text not transcribed]. 2 Sam. 19.5. who therefore could never well brook him afterward, but ſet another in his place.

And if thy ſervant have found favour] Pellican obſerveth here, that Nehemiah was a great favourite of this Kings: as appeareth in that having ſo many Nobles, he choſe him to this Office, rather then any of them. He therefore pleads it as a pledge of further favour: ſo may we with God, as being no ſmall favourites in the beloved One, Epheſians 1.5.

That thou wouldeſt ſend me unto Judah] Not only give me leave to go, but alſo ſend me with a Commiſſion to be Governour. This was a bold requeſt, but modeſtly propoſed, and eaſily obtained. The King is not he that can deny you any thing, Jer. 38.5. Love is liberal, charity is no churle.