2 so the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, though you are not ill? This could only be sadness of the heart.” I was overwhelmed with fear 3 and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?” 4 “What is your request?” replied the king. So I prayed to the God of heaven
Nehemiah 2:2–4
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2 Esdras 8:41–43
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