And I said to the king, “(A)May the king live forever. Why should my face not be sad (B)when the city, the [a]site of my fathers’ tombs, is desolate and its gates have been consumed by fire?”

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  1. Nehemiah 2:3 Lit house

but I said to the king, “May the king live forever!(A) Why should my face not look sad when the city(B) where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?(C)

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