Nehemiah 2:3

And I said to the king, Let the king live forever. Why should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' tombs, lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire?

Nehemiah 1:3

And they said to me, The remnant left of the captivity there in the province is in great affliction and shame. And the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.

Daniel 2:4

And the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic, O king, live forever. Tell your servants the dream, and we will reveal the meaning.

1 Kings 1:31

And Bathsheba bowed her face to the earth, even kneeling to the king, and said, Let my lord King David live forever.

Psalm 137:6

If I do not remember you, let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth; if I do not prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.

Daniel 5:10

The queen came into the banquet house because of the king's words, and his nobles. And the queen spoke and said, O king, live forever. Do not let your thoughts trouble you, nor let your face be changed.

Daniel 6:6

Then these presidents and rulers assembled to the king, and said this to him: King Darius, live forever.

Daniel 6:21

Then Daniel said to the king, O king, live forever.

2 Chronicles 21:20

He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. And they buried him in the city of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.

2 Chronicles 28:27

And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, in Jerusalem. But they did not bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel. And his son Hezekiah reigned in his place.

2 Chronicles 32:33

And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the highest of the tombs of the sons of David. And all Judah and the people of Jerusalem honored him at his death. And his son Manasseh reigned in his place.

Psalm 102:14

For Your servants take pleasure in its stones, and pity its dust.

Lamentations 2:9

Her gates have sunk in the ground; He has destroyed and broken her bars. Her kings and her rulers are among the nations. The Law is no more; also her prophets also find no vision from Jehovah.

Daniel 3:9

They spoke and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live forever.

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Summary

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?

General references

Bible References

Let the king

1 Kings 1:31
And Bathsheba bowed her face to the earth, even kneeling to the king, and said, Let my lord King David live forever.
Daniel 2:4
And the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic, O king, live forever. Tell your servants the dream, and we will reveal the meaning.
Daniel 3:9
They spoke and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live forever.
Daniel 5:10
The queen came into the banquet house because of the king's words, and his nobles. And the queen spoke and said, O king, live forever. Do not let your thoughts trouble you, nor let your face be changed.
Daniel 6:6
Then these presidents and rulers assembled to the king, and said this to him: King Darius, live forever.

The city

Nehemiah 1:3
And they said to me, The remnant left of the captivity there in the province is in great affliction and shame. And the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.
Psalm 102:14
For Your servants take pleasure in its stones, and pity its dust.
Psalm 137:6
If I do not remember you, let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth; if I do not prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.
Lamentations 2:9
Her gates have sunk in the ground; He has destroyed and broken her bars. Her kings and her rulers are among the nations. The Law is no more; also her prophets also find no vision from Jehovah.

The place

2 Chronicles 21:20
He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. And they buried him in the city of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
2 Chronicles 28:27
And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, in Jerusalem. But they did not bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel. And his son Hezekiah reigned in his place.
2 Chronicles 32:33
And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the highest of the tombs of the sons of David. And all Judah and the people of Jerusalem honored him at his death. And his son Manasseh reigned in his place.

General references

Genesis 47:30
But I will lie with my fathers. You shall carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burying-place. And he said, I will do according to your words.
Psalm 102:14
For Your servants take pleasure in its stones, and pity its dust.