"Moreover I saidª° unto the king,ª If¹ it pleaseª°¹ the king,ªlet lettersª be givenª° me to¹ the governorsª beyondª the river,ªthat¹ they may convey me overª° till¹¹ I comeª° into¹ Judah;ª" {Neh 2:7}
Now the:
"For¹I was ashamedª° to requireª° of¹ the kingª a band of soldiersª and horsemenª to helpª° us against the enemyª°¹ in the way:ª because¹ we had spokenª° unto the king,ª saying,ª°The handª of our Godª [is] upon¹ all¹ them for goodª that seekª° him; but his powerª and his wrathª [is] against¹ all¹ them that forsakeª° him." {Ezr 8:22}
