Nehemiah 2:4

2:4 The king responded, ¹  “What is it you are seeking?” Then I quickly prayed to the God of heaven

Nehemiah 2:14

2:14 I passed on to the Gate of the Well and the King’s Pool, where there was not enough room for my animal to pass with me.

Nehemiah 5:4

5:4 Then there were those who said, “We have borrowed money to pay our taxes to the king ²  on our fields and our vineyards.

Nehemiah 11:23-24

11:23 For they were under royal orders ³  which determined their activity day by day. ⁴ 

11:24 Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, one of the descendants of Zerah son of Judah, was an adviser to the king ⁵  in every matter pertaining to the people.

[2:4]  ¹ tn Heb “said to me.”

[5:4]  ² tn Heb “for the tax of the king.”

[11:23]  ³ tn Heb “the commandment of the king was over them.”

[11:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “a thing of a day in its day.”

[11:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “to the hand of the king.”