Nehemiah 2:4
Then the king said to me, “What do you want me to do?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
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Cross References
2 Samuel 15:31Someone told David saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David prayed, “O Yahweh, please turn Ahithophel's advice into foolishness.”
Nehemiah 1:4As soon as I heard these words, I sat down and wept, and for days I continued grieving and fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
Nehemiah 1:11Yahweh, I beg you, listen now to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight to honor your name. Now give success to your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” I served as cupbearer to the king.
Esther 5:6When the wine was being served at the feast, the king said to Esther, “What is your petition? It will be granted you. What is your request? Up to half of the kingdom, it will be granted.”
Psalms 136:26Oh, give thanks to the God of heaven, 1 for his covenant faithfulness endures forever.
Mark 10:51Jesus answered him and said, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to receive my sight.”
Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 2:2-9
Nehemiah's Request to the King. ( b. c. 445.) 1 And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence. 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… Read the whole commentary →