Nehemiah 2:2-5

Nehemiah 2:2-5

[2] Wherefore the king  said  unto me, Why is thy countenance  sad,  seeing thou art not sick?  this is nothing else but sorrow  of heart.  Then I was very  sore  afraid,  [3] And said  unto the king,  live  for ever:  why should not my countenance  when the city,  the place  of my fathers'  sepulchres,  and the gates  thereof are consumed  with fire?  [4] Then the king  said  unto me, For what dost thou make request?  So I prayed  to the God  of heaven.  [5] And I said  unto the king,  If it please  the king,  and if thy servant  have found favour  in thy sight,  that thou wouldest send  me unto Judah,  unto the city  of my fathers'  sepulchres,  that I may build