Nehemiah 2:8
And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
Context
This verse from Nehemiah Chapter 2 connects to 10 cross-references. Artaxerxes notices Nehemiah's sorrow and asks the cause; Nehemiah prays silently, then requests permission and letters to travel to Judah to rebuild Jerusalem's walls—the king grants all his requests. Arriving in Jerusalem, Nehemiah secretly inspects the ruined walls at night …
Other Translations
and a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the castle which appertaineth to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
and a letter unto Asaph, keeper of the paradise that the king hath, that he give to me trees for beams <FI>for<Fi> the gates of the palace that the house hath, and for the wall of the city, and for the house into which I enter;' and the king giveth to me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
And a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the king's park, so that he may give me wood to make boards for the doors of the tower of the house, and for the wall of the town, and for the house which is to be mine. And the king gave me this, for the hand of my God was on me.
Cross References
And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power …
But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to …
And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the Lord had made them joyful, and turned …
This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord …
For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first …
Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, …
And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. And …
Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates …
Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king’s words …
Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified …