Neh 2:3, Dan 2:4, 3:9, 5:10, 6:21, Act 24:2 | ESV | STEP | I said to the king , Let the king live forever ! Why should not my face be sad , when the city , the place of my fathers ’ graves , lies in ruins , and its gates have been destroyed by fire ?

a 1 Kgs. 1:31; Dan. 2:4; 5:10; 6:21

b ver. 13, 17; ch. 1:3

c[See ver. 2 above]

e ch. 3:9; 5:10; 6:6, 21; See 1 Kgs. 1:31

hSee ch. 2:4

i[ver. 6, 9]

jSee ch. 2:4

k ch. 23:26; Luke 1:3

Nehemiah 2:3

3 I said to the king, ^a“Let the king live forever! Why should not my face be sad, ^bwhen the city, the place of my fathers’ graves, lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”

Daniel 2:4

4 Then ^cthe Chaldeans said to the king in Aramaic, ^{▼▼The text from this point to the end of chapter 7 is in Aramaic} ^e“O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.”

Daniel 3:9

9 They declared ^{▼▼Aramaic answered and said; also verses 24, 26} to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, live forever!

Daniel 5:10

10 The queen, ^{▼▼Or queen mother; twice in this verse} because of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banqueting hall, and the queen declared, ^h“O king, live forever! Let not your thoughts alarm you ⁱor your color change.

Daniel 6:21

21 Then Daniel said to the king, ^j“O king, live forever!

Acts 24:2

2 And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying:

“Since through you we enjoy much peace, and since by your foresight, ^kmost excellent Felix, reforms are being made for this nation,