And let me have a letter written to Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to rebuild the gates of the temple’s fortress,(A) the city wall, and the home where I will live.”[a](B) The king granted my requests, for I was graciously strengthened by my God.[b](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 2:8 Lit enter
  2. Nehemiah 2:8 Lit for the gracious hand of my God was on me

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