Nehemiah

Nehemiah leads the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and reforms the community.

Chapter 2

KJV - Nehemiah 2:3

And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?

The person told the king, "May you live forever! Why should I be sad when the city, where my ancestors are buried, is destroyed, and its gates are burned to ashes?

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