Nehemiah 2:6

And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.

And the king {H4428} said {H559} unto me,(the queen {H7694} also sitting {H3427} by him {H681},) For how long shall thy journey {H4109} be? and when wilt thou return {H7725}? So it pleased {H3190}{H6440} the king {H4428} to send {H7971} me; and I set {H5414} him a time {H2165}.

With the queen sitting next to him, the king asked me, "How long is your trip going to take? When will you return?" So it pleased the king to send me, and I gave him a time.

Then the king, with the queen seated beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I set a time.

And the king said unto me (the queen also sitting by him), For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.

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Cross-References

  • Nehemiah 13:6 (5 votes)

    But in all this [time] was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king:

  • Nehemiah 5:14 (4 votes)

    ¶ Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, [that is], twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.

  • Isaiah 65:24 (4 votes)

    And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

  • Nehemiah 2:4 (3 votes)

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

  • Isaiah 58:12 (3 votes)

    And [they that shall be] of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

  • Isaiah 61:4 (2 votes)

    ¶ And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.

  • Nehemiah 1:11 (2 votes)

    O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine 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 cupbearer.