Verse 3

I replied to the king,“O king, live forever! Why would I not appear dejected when the city with the graves of my ancestors lies desolate and its gates destroyed by fire?”

Referenced Verses

  • Neh 1:3 : 3 They said to me,“The remnant that remains from the exile there in the province are experiencing considerable adversity and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem lies breached, and its gates have been burned down!”
  • 1 Kgs 1:31 : 31 Bathsheba bowed down to the king with her face to the floor and said,“May my master, King David, live forever!”
  • Dan 2:4 : 4 The wise men replied to the king:[What follows is in Aramaic]“O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will disclose its interpretation.”
  • Dan 5:10 : 10 Due to the noise caused by the king and his nobles, the queen mother then entered the banquet room. She said,“O king, live forever! Don’t be alarmed! Don’t be shaken!
  • Ps 137:6 : 6 May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, and do not give Jerusalem priority over whatever gives me the most joy.
  • 2 Chr 21:20 : 20 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. No one regretted his death; he was buried in the City of David, but not in the royal tombs.
  • 2 Chr 28:27 : 27 Ahaz passed away and was buried in the city of Jerusalem; they did not bring him to the tombs of the kings of Israel. His son Hezekiah replaced him as king.
  • 2 Chr 32:33 : 33 Hezekiah passed away and was buried on the ascent of the tombs of the descendants of David. All the people of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem buried him with great honor. His son Manasseh replaced him as king.
  • Dan 6:6 : 6 So these supervisors and satraps came by collusion to the king and said to him,“O King Darius, live forever!
  • Dan 6:21 : 21 Then Daniel spoke to the king,“O king, live forever!
  • Dan 3:9 : 9 They said to King Nebuchadnezzar,“O king, live forever!
  • Lam 2:9 : 9 ט(Tet) Her city gates have fallen to the ground; he smashed to bits the bars that lock her gates. Her king and princes were taken into exile; there is no more guidance available. As for her prophets, they no longer receive a vision from the LORD.
  • Ps 102:14 : 14 Indeed, your servants take delight in her stones, and feel compassion for the dust of her ruins.