John Trapp on Nehemiah 2:6

Verſe 6. And the King ſaid unto me] He yeelds for the thing, only indents for the time: as being loth to deny Nehemiah his ſuit, and yet as loth to forgo ſo faithful a ſervant. Ipſe aſpectus viri boni delectat. Seneca.

The Queene alſo ſitting by him] And aſſiſting his cauſe likely. Some think this was Eſther the Queen-mother. But the Hebrew word here is, Wife: Now the Kings of Perſia were noted for uxorious.

For how long, &c.] The departure of a dear friend is ſo grievous, that Death it ſelf is called by that name.

So it pleaſed the King to ſend me] As a Governour, chap. 5.14. This was the fruit of prayer, and therefore ſo much the ſweeter.

And I ſet him a time] ſc. Twelve years, chap. 5.14. But more probably a ſhorter time at firſt.