Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

And the king will say to me, For what this thou seekest? And I shall pray to the God of the heavens.

New American Standard Bible

Then the king said to me, “What would you request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.

King James Version

Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

Holman Bible

Then the king asked me, “What is your request?”

So I prayed to the God of heaven

International Standard Version

The king answered, "What do you want?"

A Conservative Version

Then the king said to me, For what do thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

American Standard Version

Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

Amplified

The king said to me, “What do you request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.

Bible in Basic English

Then the king said to me, What is your desire? So I made prayer to the God of heaven.

Darby Translation

And the king said to me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of the heavens.

King James 2000

Then the king said unto me, For what do you make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then the king said to me, "What is your request?" So I prayed to the God of the heavens.

Modern King James verseion

And the king said to me, For what do you ask? So I prayed to the God of Heaven,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then said the king unto me, "What, then, is thy request?" Then made I my prayer to the God of heaven,

NET Bible

The king responded, "What is it you are seeking?" Then I quickly prayed to the God of heaven

New Heart English Bible

Then the king said to me, "For what do you make request?" So I prayed to the God of heaven.

The Emphasized Bible

Then the king said to me, Concerning what, is it, thou, wouldst make request? So I prayed unto the God of the heavens,

Webster

Then the king said to me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

World English Bible

Then the king said to me, "For what do you make request?" So I prayed to the God of heaven.

Youngs Literal Translation

And the king saith to me, 'For what art thou seeking?' and I pray unto the God of the heavens,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Then the king
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

So I prayed
פּלל 
Palal 
Usage: 84

to the God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Smith

Images Nehemiah 2:4

Prayers for Nehemiah 2:4

Context Readings

Nehemiah Sent

3 And saying to the king, O king, thou wilt live forever: wherefore shall not my face be sad when the city of the house of my father's sepulchres was laid waste, and its gates consumed with fire? 4 And the king will say to me, For what this thou seekest? And I shall pray to the God of the heavens. 5 And saying to the king, If good to the king, and if thy servant shall be good before thee, that thou wilt send me to Judah to the city of my fathers' sepulchres, and I will build it,

Cross References

Nehemiah 1:4

And it will be in my hearing these words, I sat down, and I shall weep and mourn days; and I fasted and prayed before the God of the heavens,

Proverbs 3:6

In all thy ways know him, and he will make straight thy paths.

Philippians 4:6

Rave anxiety about nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with gratitude let your desires be made known to God.

2 Samuel 15:31

And it was announced to David, saying, Ahithophel among those conspiring with Absalom. And David will say, Now make foolish the counsel of Ahithophel, O Jehovah.

1 Kings 3:5

In the hill Jehovah was seen to Solomon in a dream at night: and God will say, Ask what I shall give to thee.

Nehemiah 1:11

Now, O Lord, now will thine ear be attending to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, desiring to fear thy name? and prosper now to thy servant this day: and wilt thou give him for compassion before this man? And I was giving drink to the king.

Esther 5:3

And the king will say to her, What to thee, Esther the queen? what thy seeking? even to the half of the kingdom and it shall be given to thee.

Esther 5:6

And the king will say to Esther at the drinking of wine, What thy asking? and it shall be given to thee: and what thy seeking? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be done.

Esther 7:2

And the king will say to Esther also in the second day at the drinking of wine, What thy asking, queen Esther? and it shall be given to thee: and what thy seeking? even to the half of the kingdom and it shall be done.

Mark 10:51

And Jesus having answered, said to him, What wishest thou I should do to thee? And the blind said to him, Rabboni, that I might see again.

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