Nehemiah 2:4
“Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Nehemiah 2:4 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und der König sprach zu mir: Um was bittest du denn? Da betete ich zu dem Gott des Himmels;
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y díjome el rey: ¿Qué cosa pides? Entonces oré al Dios de los cielos,
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E o rei me disse: O que pedes? Então orei ao Deus dos céus,
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então, o rei me disse: "O que queres que eu faça?" Eu orei ao Deus dos céus.
📖 Nehemiah 2:4 in Context
2Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,
3And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
4Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
5And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers’ sepulchres, that I may build it.
6And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.
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