Nehemiah 2:2-4

Evangelical Heritage Version

² so the king said to me, “Why do you look sad, since you are not sick? This must be sadness in your heart.”

Then I was very much afraid. ³ I said to the king, “May the king live forever! Why shouldn’t I look sad when the city, the place of my ancestors’ tombs, lies in ruins, and its gates have been consumed by fire?”

⁴ Then the king said to me, “What do you want?”

So I prayed to the God of Heaven,