Nehemiah 2:6

Contemporary English Version 1995

The queen was sitting beside the king when he asked me, “How long will it take, and when will you be back?” The king agreed to let me go, and I told him when I would return.

Cross References

Nehemiah 13:6

This happened in the thirty-second year that Artaxerxes ruled Babylonia. I was away from Jerusalem at the time, because I was visiting him. Later I received permission from the king

Isaiah 65:24

I will answer their prayers before they finish praying.

Nehemiah 5:14

I was governor of Judah from the twentieth year that Artaxerxes was king until the thirty-second year. And during these entire twelve years, my relatives and I refused to accept the food that I was allowed.

Isaiah 58:12

You will rebuild those houses left in ruins for years; you will be known as a builder and repairer of city walls and streets.

Nehemiah 2:4

The king asked, “What do you want me to do?” I prayed to the God who rules from heaven.

Isaiah 61:4

Then they will rebuild cities that have been in ruins for many generations.

Nehemiah 1:11

Please answer my prayer and the prayer of your other servants who gladly honor your name. When I serve the king his wine today, make him pleased with me and let him do what I ask.

Nehemiah 2:5

Then I told the king, “Sir, if it's all right with you, please send me back to Judah, so that I can rebuild the city where my ancestors are buried.”

Daniel 9:25

You need to realize that from the command to rebuild Jerusalem until the coming of the Chosen Leader, it will be 7 weeks and another 62 weeks. Streets will be built in Jerusalem, and a trench will be dug around the city for protection, but these will be difficult times.