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Nehemiah 2:4-6
New Catholic Bible
Nehemiah 2:4-6
New Catholic Bible
4 The king then said to me: “What do you wish to request of me?”
Having first prayed to the God of heaven,[a] 5 I said to the king: “If your majesty approves and your servant has found favor with you, I beg you to send me to Judah, to the city where my ancestors are buried, so that I can rebuild it.” 6 Then the king—with the queen sitting beside him—said to me: “How long will your journey take, and when will you return?” Once I had given the king a specific date that was acceptable to him, he approved my request.
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- Nehemiah 2:4 On many occasions in this short Book, we read that Nehemiah invoked God’s assistance before speaking or acting. This shows his trust in God that was the fruit of his ongoing intimate relationship with him.
