Then someone reported to David, ‘Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.’ ‘Lord,’ David pleaded, ‘please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness! ’
Nehemiah 2:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then the king asked me, ‘What is your request? ’ So I prayed to the God of the heavens Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The king said to me, For what do you ask? So I prayed to the God of heaven. American Standard Version (1901) Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven. Common English Bible The king asked, “What is it that you need?” I prayed to the God of heaven Catholic Public Domain Version And the king said to me: "What would you request?" And I prayed to the God of heaven. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then the king said to me: For what dost thou make request? And I prayed to the God of heaven. |
Then someone reported to David, ‘Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.’ ‘Lord,’ David pleaded, ‘please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness! ’
At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream at night. God said, ‘Ask. What should I give you? ’
Please, Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant and to that of your servants who delight to revere your name. Give your servant success today, and grant him compassion in the presence of this man. , At the time, I was the king’s cupbearer.
When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for a number of days, fasting and praying before the God of the heavens.
I said, Lord, the God of the heavens, the great and awe-inspiring God who keeps his gracious covenant with those who love him and keep his commands,
I gave them this reply, ‘The God of the heavens is the one who will grant us success. We, his servants, will start building, but you have no share, right, or historic claim in Jerusalem.’
and answered the king, ‘If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favour with you, send me to Judah and to the city where my ancestors are buried, , so that I may rebuild it.’
‘What is it, Queen Esther? ’ the king asked her. ‘Whatever you want, even to half the kingdom, will be given to you.’
While drinking the wine, the king asked Esther, ‘Whatever you ask will be given to you. Whatever you want, even to half the kingdom, will be done.’
Once again, on the second day while drinking wine, the king asked Esther, ‘Queen Esther, whatever you ask will be given to you. Whatever you seek, even to half the kingdom, will be done.’
Then Jesus answered him, ‘What do you want me to do for you? ’ ‘Rabboni,’ , the blind man said to him, ‘I want to see.’
The commander took him by the hand, led him aside, and enquired privately, ‘What is it you have to report to me? ’
Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.