Nehemiah 2:6
The queen sat beside the king, and the king asked me: “How long will you be gone? When will you be back?” I told him the date, and he allowed me to leave.
Bible Verses
Nehemiah 2:5
said to the king, “If it seems good to the king and if he is pleased with my work, then may he send me to the land of Judah, to the city where my ancestors are buried, that I may rebuild it.”
Nehemiah 2:4
The king said to me: “What do you want, then?” I asked the help of God from heaven, and
Nehemiah 2:3
And I said: “May the king live forever! How could I afford not to be sad when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins and its gates are burned down?”
Nehemiah 2:2
The king asked me: “Why do you look sad? You don’t look sick. Is there something that bothers you?”I became hesitant.
Nehemiah 2:1
The Journey In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, I was doing my duty as a cupbearer. I took up the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad before the king.
Ezra 1:1
The Return from Exile In the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, the Lord chose to fulfill the word he had spoken through the prophet Jeremiah. So he moved the spirit of Cyrus, king of Persia, to issue the following command and send it out in writing to be read aloud everywhere in his
Exodus 33:23
Then I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back, but my face shall not be seen.”
Exodus 33:22
and when my Glory passes, I will put you in a hollow of the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by.