Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Nehemiah 2:4
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“What is your request?” replied the king. So I prayed to the God of heaven
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Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
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Then the king said to me, “What is your request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.
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Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
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Nehemiah 2
2 so the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, though you are not ill? This could only be sadness of the heart.” I was overwhelmed with fear
3 and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”
4 “What is your request?” replied the king. So I prayed to the God of heaven
5 and answered the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city where my fathers are buried, so that I may rebuild it.”
6 Then the king, with the queen seated beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I set a time.
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