Nehemiah 2:4 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁴ Then the king said to me, “For what do you make request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ The king said to me, For what do you ask? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

Common English Bible

⁴ The king asked, “What is it that you need?” I prayed to the God of heaven

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ 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

⁴ Then the king said to me: For what dost thou make request? And I prayed to the God of heaven.

Nehemiah 2:4 Cross References

2 Samuel 15:31

And it was told David, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”

1 Kings 3:5

At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, “Ask what I shall give you.”

Nehemiah 1:11

O Lord, let thy ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants who delight to fear thy name; and give success to thy servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” Now I was cupbearer to the king.

Nehemiah 1:4

When I heard these words I sat down and wept, and mourned for days; and I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

Nehemiah 1:5

And I said, “O Lord God of heaven, the great and terrible God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments;

Nehemiah 2:20

Then I replied to them, “The God of heaven will make us prosper, and we his servants will arise and build; but you have no portion or right or memorial in Jerusalem.”

Nehemiah 2:5

And I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, that you send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may rebuild it.”

Esther 5:3

And the king said to her, “What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given you, even to the half of my kingdom.”

Esther 5:6

And as they were drinking wine, the king said to Esther, “What is your petition? It shall be granted you. And what is your request? Even to the half of my kingdom, it shall be fulfilled.”

Esther 7:2

And on the second day, as they were drinking wine, the king again said to Esther, “What is your petition, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you. And what is your request? Even to the half of my kingdom, it shall be fulfilled.”

Psalm 136:26

O give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures for ever.

Proverbs 3:6

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

Mark 10:51

And Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man said to him, “Master, let me receive my sight.”

Acts 23:19

The tribune took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”

Philippians 4:6

Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.