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Nehemiah 2:4

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2 Wherefore 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,

3 And 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?

Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

5 And 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.

6 And 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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BSB
“What is your request?” replied the king. So I prayed to the God of heaven
KJV
Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
WEB
Then the king said to me, “What is your request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.
ASV
Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
DARBY
And the king said to me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of the heavens.
BLB
And the king said to me, “Upon what [is] this you are seeking?” And I prayed to the God of the heavens,
ÅB
Da sa kongen til meg: Hva er det da du ønsker? Da ba jeg til himmelens Gud,
OTB
Kongen sa til meg: “Hva er det du ønsker?” Så ba jeg til himmelens Gud.
B1930
Da sa kongen til mig: Hvad er det da du ønsker? Da bad jeg til himmelens Gud,

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Cross references

  • Philippians 4:6

    Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

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  • Proverbs 3:6

    In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

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  • Nehemiah 1:4

    And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,

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  • Nehemiah 1:11

    O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.

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  • 1 Kings 3:5

    In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

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  • Mark 10:51

    And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.

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  • Esther 7:2

    And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.

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  • Esther 5:6

    And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.

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