Nehemiah 2:6

Easy To Read Version

The queen was sitting next to the king. The king and queen asked me, “How long will your trip take? When will you get back here?”

Cross References

Nehemiah 1:11

So Lord, please listen to my prayer. I am your servant. And please listen to the prayers of your servants that want to show respect for your name. Lord, you know I am the king’s wine servant. {\cf2\super [3]} So please help me today. Help me as I ask the king for help. Give me success and help me to be pleasing to the king.

Nehemiah 13:6

I was not in Jerusalem while all of this was happening. I had gone back to the king of Babylon. I went back to Babylon in the 32nd year that Artaxerxes was king of Babylon. {\cf2\super [82]} Later, I asked the king for permission to go back to Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 2:4

Then the king said to me, “What do you want me to do?”

Nehemiah 2:5

Then I answered the king, “If it would please the king, and if I have been good to you, please send me to \{Jerusalem,\} the city in Judah where my ancestors {\cf2\super [6]} are buried. I want to go there and build that city again.”

Nehemiah 5:14

And also, during the whole time that I was appointed to be governor in the land of Judah, neither I nor my brothers ate the food that was allowed for the governor. \{I never forced the people to pay those taxes to buy my food.\} I was governor from the 20th year until the 32nd year that Artaxerxes was king. {\cf2\super [16]} I was governor of Judah for twelve years.

Isaiah 58:12

Your cities have been destroyed for many, many years. But new cities will be built, and the foundations of these cities will continue for many, many years. You will be called “The One Who Fixes Fences.” And you will be called, “The One Who Builds Roads and Houses.”

Isaiah 61:4

“At that time, the old cities that were destroyed will be built again. Those cities will be made new like they were in the beginning. The cities that were destroyed for many, many years will be made like new.

Isaiah 65:24

I will know what they need\par before they ask.\par And I will help them—\par even before they finish asking.\par

Daniel 9:25

“Learn these things, Daniel. Understand these things! From the time that the message went out to go back and build Jerusalem again until the time for the chosen king {\cf2\super [109]} to come will be seven weeks. {\cf2\super [110]} Then Jerusalem will be built again. There will again be places for people to meet together in Jerusalem. And there will be a ditch around the city to protect it. Jerusalem will be built for 62 weeks. {\cf2\super [111]} But there will be many troubles during that time.