And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.
Nehemiah 2:4 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The king said to me, For what do you ask? So I prayed to the God of heaven. American Standard Version (1901) Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven. Common English Bible The king asked, “What is it that you need?” I prayed to the God of heaven Catholic Public Domain Version And the king said to me: "What would you request?" And I prayed to the God of heaven. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then the king said to me: For what dost thou make request? And I prayed to the God of heaven. |
And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.
In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
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 delight to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. (Now I was cupbearer to the king.)
And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days; and I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,
and said, I beseech thee, O LORD, the God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments:
Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial in Jerusalem.
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.
Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be given thee even to the half of the kingdom.
And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall he granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
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 he granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
And Jesus answered him, and said, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? And the blind man said unto him, Rabboni, that I may receive my sight.
And the chief captain took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, What is that thou hast to tell me?
In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.