Nehemiah:2:1-8
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And it came to pass in the month of Nisan ,
in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes ,
when wine was before him ,
that I took the wine and gave it to the king .
Now I had never been sad in his presence before .
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Therefore the king said to me , "
Why is your face sad ,
since you are not sick ?
This is nothing but sorrow of heart ."
So I became dreadfully afraid ,
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and said to the king , "
May the king live forever !
Why should my face not be sad ,
when the city ,
the place of my fathers '
tombs ,
lies waste ,
and its gates are burned with fire ?"
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Then the king said to me , "
What do you request ?"
So I prayed to the God of heaven .
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And I said to the king , "
If it pleases the king ,
and if your servant has found favor in your sight ,
I ask that you send me to Judah ,
to the city of my fathers '
tombs ,
that I may rebuild it ."
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Then the king said to me (
the queen also sitting beside him ), "
How long will your journey be ?
And when will you return ?"
So it pleased the king to send me ;
and I set him a time .
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Furthermore I said to the king , "
If it pleases the king ,
let letters be given to me for the governors of the region beyond the River ,
that they must permit me to pass through till I come to Judah ,
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and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king '
s forest ,
that he must give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel which pertains to the temple ,
for the city wall ,
and for the house that I will occupy ."
And the king granted them to me according to the good hand of my God upon me .
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