Nehemiah 2:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 2:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 2:4 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 2:4 — KJV
“Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.”
— Nehemiah 2:4 (KJV)
Nehemiah 2:4 in Context — About the Book of Nehemiah
Nehemiah is the Bible's project-management masterclass soaked in prayer. A royal cupbearer hears Jerusalem's walls are rubble, weeps, fasts, prays — then rebuilds them in fifty-two days despite ridicule and threats. Every chapter shows prayer and practical action working as one.
Cross-References for Nehemiah 2:4
“Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. a lord...: Heb. a lord which belonged to the king leaning upon his hand”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 2:4: then, king, make
“And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 2:4: king, prayed, god
“Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 2:4: then, king, prayed
“And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 2:4: then, king, god
“And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 2:4: then, king, prayed
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