Nehemiah:2:1-9
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In the month of Nisan ,
in the twentieth year of King Ar-ta-xerx '
es ,
when wine was before him ,
I took up the wine and gave it to the king .
Now I had not been sad in his presence .
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And the king said to me , "
Why is your face sad ,
seeing you are not sick ?
This is nothing else but sadness of the heart ."
Then I was very much afraid .
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I said to the king , "
Let the king live for ever !
Why should not my face be sad ,
when the city ,
the place of my fathers '
sepulchres ,
lies waste ,
and its gates have been destroyed by fire ?"
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Then the king said to me , "
For what do you make 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 ,
that you send me to Judah ,
to the city of my fathers '
sepulchres ,
that I may rebuild it ."
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And the king said to me (
the queen sitting beside him ), "
How long will you be gone ,
and when will you return ?"
So it pleased the king to send me ;
and I set him a time .
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And I said to the king , "
If it pleases the king ,
let letters be given me to the governors of the province Beyond the River ,
that they may let me pass through until I come to Judah ;
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and a letter to Asaph ,
the keeper of the king '
s forest ,
that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the fortress of the temple ,
and for the wall of the city ,
and for the house which I shall occupy ."
And the king granted me what I asked ,
for the good hand of my God was upon me .
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Then I came to the governors of the province Beyond the River ,
and gave them the king '
s letters .
Now the king had sent with me officers of the army and horsemen .
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