Cross Reference NEHEMIAH 2:3 AND SAID UNTO THE KING LET THE KING LIVE FOR EVER WHY SHOULD NOT MY COUNTENANCE BE SAD WHEN THE CITY THE PLACE OF MY FATHERS' SEPULCHRES LIETH WASTE AND THE GATES THEREOF ARE CONSUMED WITH FIRE

{Nehemiah 2:3} And said 559 z8799 unto the king, 4428 Let the king 4428 live 2421 z8799 for ever: 5769 why x4069 should not x3808 my countenance 6440 be sad, y3415 z8799 x7489 when x834 the city, 5892 the place 1004 of my fathers' 1 sepulchres, 6913 [lieth] waste, 2720 and the gates 8179 thereof are consumed 398 z8795 with fire? 784

Let the king:
Far from wishing ill to my master, I wish him to live forever. "Then Bathshebaª bowedª ° with [her] faceª to the earth,ª and did reverenceª ° to the king,ª and said,ª ° Let my lordª kingª Davidª liveª ° for ever.ª" {1Kg 1:31} + "Then spakeª ° the Chaldeansª to the kingª in Syriack,ª O king,ª liveª ° for ever:ª tellª ° thy servantsª the dream,ª and we will shewª ° the interpretation.ª" {Dan 2:4} + "They spakeª ° and saidª ° to the kingª Nebuchadnezzar,ª O king,ª liveª ° for ever.ª" {Dan 3:9} + "[Now] the queen,ª by reason² of¹ the wordsª of the kingª and his lords,ª cameª ° into the banquetª house:ª [and] the queenª spakeª ° and said,ª ° O king,ª liveª ° for ever:ª let notª thy thoughtsª troubleª ° thee, nor¹ let thy countenanceª be changed:ª °" {Dan 5:10} + "Thenª theseª presidentsª and princesª assembled togetherª ° to¹ the king,ª and saidª ° thusª unto him,² Kingª Darius,ª liveª ° for ever.ª" {Dan 6:6} + "Thenª saidª ° Danielª untoª the king,ª O king,ª liveª ° for ever.ª" {Dan 6:21}

the city:
"And they saidª ° unto me, The remnantª ° that¹ are leftª ° of¹ the captivityª there¹ in the provinceª [are] in greatª afflictionª and reproach:ª the wallª of Jerusalemª also [is] broken down,ª ° and the gatesª thereof are burnedª ° with fire.ª" {Neh 1:3} + "For¹ thy servantsª take pleasure² ° in¹ ¹ her stones,ª and favourª ° the dustª thereof." {Psa 102:14} + "If¹ I do not¹ rememberª ° thee, let my tongueª cleaveª ° to the roof of my mouth;ª if¹ I preferª ° not¹ ¹ Jerusalemª above¹ my chiefª joy.ª" {Psa 137:6} + "Her gatesª are sunkª ° into the ground;ª he hath destroyedª ° and brokenª ° her bars:ª her kingª and her princesª [are] among the Gentiles:ª the lawª [is] no¹ [more]; her prophetsª also¹ findª ° no¹ visionª from the LORD.ª ¹" {Lam 2:9}

the place:
"Thirtyª and twoª years oldª was¹ he when he began to reign,ª ° and he reignedª ° in Jerusalemª eightª years,ª and departed² °¹ without¹ being desired.ª Howbeit they buriedª ° him in the cityª of David,ª but not¹ in the sepulchresª of the kings.ª" {2Ch 21:20} + "And Ahazª sleptª ° with¹ his fathers,ª and they buriedª ° him in the city,ª [even] in Jerusalem:ª but¹ they broughtª ° him not¹ into the sepulchresª of the kingsª of Israel:ª and Hezekiahª his sonª reignedª ° in his stead.¹" {2Ch 28:27} + "And Hezekiahª sleptª ° with¹ his fathers,ª and they buriedª ° him in the chiefestª of the sepulchresª of the sonsª of David:ª and all¹ Judahª and the inhabitantsª ° of Jerusalemª did¹ him² ° honourª at his death.ª And Manassehª his sonª reignedª ° in his stead.¹" {2Ch 32:33}