Nehemiah 2:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?”
Nehemiah 2:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 2:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 2:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I said to the king, “Let the king live forever! Why shouldn’t my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies waste, and its gates have been consumed with fire?””
Nehemiah 2:3 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 2:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And I said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire? ”
Nehemiah 2:3 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 2:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and say to the king, `Let the king to the age live! wherefore should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of the graves of my fathers, <FI>is<Fi> a waste, and its gates have been consumed with fire?'”
Nehemiah 2:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 2:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I said to the king, Let the king live for ever! Why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lies waste, and its gates are consumed with fire? ”
Nehemiah 2:3 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 2:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And I said to the King, God saue the King for euer: why should not my countenance be sad, when the citie and house of the sepulchres of my fathers lieth waste, and the gates thereof are deuoured with fire?”
Nehemiah 2:3 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 2:3 in Context — Nehemiah 2
1 And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.
2 Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,
3 And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
4 Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
5 And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers’ sepulchres, that I may build it.
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What Does Nehemiah 2:3 Mean?
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