Nehemiah 2:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 2:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 2:5 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest s..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 2:5 — KJV
“And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it.”
— Nehemiah 2:5 (KJV)
Nehemiah 2:5 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 2:5
“If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to morrow as the king hath said. perform: Heb. do”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 2:5: king, please, found
“Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 2:5: king, please, found
“And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces: devised: Heb. the device which he...: or, who wrote”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 2:5: king, please, found
“And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 2:5: servant, found, favour
“And Moses said unto the LORD, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me?”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 2:5: servant, found, favour
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