Nehemiah 2:3

Tree of Life Version

but I said to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should my face not be sad, when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”

Cross References

1 Kings 1:31

Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the ground and prostrated herself before the king, and said: “Let my lord King David live forever!”

2 Kings 25:8

Now on the seventh day of the fifth month—which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon—Nebuzaradan, the captain of the imperial guard, officer of the Babylonian king, came to Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 21:20

He was 32 years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years and he passed away, to no one’s regret. He was buried in the city of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.

2 Chronicles 28:27

Then Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of Jerusalem, but he was not brought into the tombs of the kings of Israel. Hezekiah his son became king in his place.

2 Chronicles 32:33

So Hezekiah slept with his fathers and they buried him in the upper section of the tombs of the sons of David. All Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem honored him at his death. His son Manasseh became king in his place.

2 Chronicles 36:19

They burned the House of God, broke down the wall of Jerusalem, burned all the palaces with fire and destroyed everything of value.

Nehemiah 1:3

They said to me, “The remnant who have survived the captivity there in the province are in great distress and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down and its gates have been burned with fire.”

Nehemiah 2:13

By night I went out by the Valley Gate toward Jackal Spring and the Dung Gate, inspecting the walls of Jerusalem, which had been broken down, and its gates, which had been destroyed by fire.

Esther 8:6

For how can I endure seeing the disaster that will fall on my people? How can I bear to see the destruction of my relatives?”

Psalm 102:14

You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her, for the appointed time has come,

Psalm 102:15

for her stones are dear to Your servants, and they cherish her dust.

Psalm 137:6

May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I cease to remember you, if I do not set Jerusalem above my chief joy.

Psalm 38:7

I am bent over, bowed down greatly. All day I walk about in mourning.

Jeremiah 52:12

Now in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month—which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon—Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard came into Jerusalem to represent the king of Babylon.

Lamentations 2:9

Her gates sank into the ground. Her bars He destroyed and shattered. Her king and princes are among nations. There is no more Torah. Also her prophets find no vision from Adonai.

Daniel 2:4

Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic , “May the king live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will declare the interpretation.”

Daniel 3:9

They spoke up and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “May the king live forever!

Daniel 5:10

The queen hearing the words of the king and his nobles entered the banquet hall. The queen spoke out and said, “May the king live forever! Do not let your thoughts frighten you, or your face be so pale!

Daniel 6:21

As he reached the den, he cried out to Daniel with a voice of anguish. The king spoke out to Daniel saying: “Daniel, servant of the living God, was your God, whom you serve continually, able to rescue you from the lions?”

Daniel 6:6

Finally these men said, “We’re not going to find any basis for charges against this man Daniel, unless we find something against him regarding the law of his God.”

Leviticus 26:31

I will lay waste your cities and devastate your sanctuaries. I will not smell your soothing aromas.