Nehemiah 2:8

New American Bible - revised edition

also a letter for Asaph, the keeper of the royal woods, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the temple citadel, for the city wall and the house that I will occupy.” Since I enjoyed the good favor of my God, the king granted my requests.

Cross References

Genesis 32:28

“What is your name?” the man asked. He answered, “Jacob.”

Ezra 5:5

But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, and they were not delayed during the time a report went to Darius and a written order came back concerning this matter.

Ezra 6:22

They joyfully kept the feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days, for the Lord had filled them with joy by making the king of Assyria favorable to them, so that he gave them help in their work on the house of God, the God of Israel.

Ezra 6:8

I also issue this decree concerning your dealing with these elders of the Jews in the rebuilding of that house of God: Let these men be repaid for their expenses, in full and without delay from the royal revenue, deriving from the taxes of West-of-Euphrates, so that the work not be interrupted.

Ezra 7:6

this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe, well-versed in the law of Moses given by the Lord, the God of Israel. The king granted him all that he requested, because the hand of the Lord, his God, was over him.

Ezra 7:9

On the first day of the first month he began the journey up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month he arrived at Jerusalem, for the favoring hand of his God was over him.

Nehemiah 7:2

Over Jerusalem I placed Hanani, my brother, and Hananiah, the commander of the citadel, who was more trustworthy and God-fearing than most.

Proverbs 21:1

A king’s heart is channeled water in the hand of the Lord; God directs it where he pleases.

Ecclesiastes 2:5

I made gardens and parks, and in them set out fruit trees of all sorts.

Ecclesiastes 2:6

And I constructed for myself reservoirs to water a flourishing woodland.

Isaiah 66:14

You will see and your heart shall exult, and your bodies shall flourish like the grass; The Lord’s power shall be revealed to his servants, but to his enemies, his wrath.

Daniel 1:9

Though God had given Daniel the favor and sympathy of the chief chamberlain,

Acts 26:22

But I have enjoyed God’s help to this very day, and so I stand here testifying to small and great alike, saying nothing different from what the prophets and Moses foretold,

Acts 7:10

and rescued him from all his afflictions. He granted him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, who put him in charge of Egypt and [of] his entire household.

2 Corinthians 8:16

But thanks be to God who put the same concern for you into the heart of Titus,