⁴ Then the king said to me, “What are you requesting?” So I prayed ^(A)to the God of heaven.

Nehemiah's Prayer

⁴ As soon as I heard these words I ^(A)sat down and wept and mourned for days, and I continued fasting and praying before the ^(B)God of heaven.

^6 (A)do not be anxious about anything, ^(B)but in everything by prayer and supplication ^(C)with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

¹¹ O Lord, ^(A)let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight to fear your name, and give success to your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.”

Now I was ^(B)cupbearer to the king.

⁵¹ And Jesus said to him, ^(A)“What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man said to him, ^(B)“Rabbi, let me recover my sight.”

^5 (A)At Gibeon ^(B)the Lord appeared to Solomon ^(C)in a dream by night, and God said, “Ask what I shall give you.”

² And on the second day, as they were drinking wine after the feast, the king again said to Esther, ^(A)“What is your wish, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you. And what is your request? ^(B)Even to the half of my kingdom, it shall be fulfilled.”

^6 (A)And as they were drinking wine after the feast, the king said to Esther, ^(B)“What is your wish? It shall be granted you. And what is your request? ^(C)Even to the half of my kingdom, it shall be fulfilled.”^[a]

³ And the king said to her, “What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given you, even ^(A)to the half of my kingdom.”