THE HOLY BIBLE Authorized King James

Nehemiah (Author Nehemiah or Ezra or both)

2:3And 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?



Original from The Bible Foundation - bf.org. They claim public domain status for their original text.