Nehemiah 2:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I will need timber to rebuild the gates of the fortress near the temple and more timber to construct the city wall and to build a place for me to live. And so, I would appreciate a letter to Asaph, who is in charge of the royal forest.” God was good to me, and the king did everything I asked.

Cross References

Genesis 32:28

The man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob. You have wrestled with God and with men, and you have won. That's why your name will be Israel.”

Ezra 5:5

But God was looking after the Jewish leaders. So the governor and his group decided not to make the people stop working on the temple until they could report to Darius and get his advice.

Ezra 6:22

For seven days they celebrated the Festival of Thin Bread. Everyone was happy because the LORD God of Israel had made sure that the king of Assyria would be kind to them and help them build the temple.

Ezra 6:8

Starting at once, I am ordering you to help the leaders by paying their expenses from the tax money collected in Western Province.

Nehemiah 7:2

I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah, the commander of the fortress, because Hananiah could be trusted, and he respected God more than most people did.

Proverbs 21:1

The LORD controls rulers, just as he determines the course of rivers.

Ecclesiastes 2:5

I had flower gardens and orchards full of fruit trees.

Ecclesiastes 2:6

And I had pools where I could get water for the trees.

Isaiah 66:14

When you see this happen, you will celebrate; your strength will return faster than grass can sprout. Then everyone will know that the LORD is present with his servants, but he is angry with his enemies.

Daniel 1:9

God had made the official friendly and kind to Daniel.

Acts 26:22

But all this time God has helped me, and I have preached both to the rich and to the poor. I have told them only what the prophets and Moses said would happen.

Acts 7:10

and rescued him from all his troubles. God made him so wise that the Egyptian king Pharaoh thought highly of him. Pharaoh even made Joseph governor over Egypt and put him in charge of everything he owned.

2 Corinthians 8:16

I am grateful that God made Titus care as much about you as we do.