Parallel Verses
Webster
Then the king said to me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
New American Standard Bible
Then the king said to me, “What would you request?”
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.
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.
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,
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,
Themes
Blessing » Temporal blessings, prayer for » Nehemiah
Nehemiah » Son of hachaliah » Is sent by the king to rebuild jerusalem
Interlinear
Baqash
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Nehemiah 2:4
Images Nehemiah 2:4
Prayers for Nehemiah 2:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Nehemiah Sent
3 And 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' sepulchers, lieth waste, and its gates are consumed with fire? 4 Then the king said to me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven. 5 And I said to the king, If it should please the king, and if thy servant hath found favor in thy sight, that thou wouldst send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' sepulchers, that I may build it.
Phrases
Cross References
Nehemiah 1:4
And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,
Proverbs 3:6
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will direct thy paths.
Philippians 4:6
Be anxious for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
2 Samuel 15:31
And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.
1 Kings 3:5
In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
Nehemiah 1:11
O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thy ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cup-bearer.
Esther 5:3
Then said the king to her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.
Esther 5:6
And the king said to Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
Esther 7:2
And the king said again to Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.
Mark 10:51
And Jesus answered and said to him, What wilt thou that I should do to thee? The blind man said to him, Lord, that I may receive my sight.