Nehemiah 2:18-20

Living Bible

¹⁸ Then I told them about the desire God had put into my heart, and of my conversation with the king, and the plan to which he had agreed.

They replied at once, “Good! Let’s rebuild the wall!” And so the work began.

¹⁹ But when Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem the Arab heard of our plan, they scoffed and said, “What are you doing, rebelling against the king like this?”

²⁰ But I replied, “The God of heaven will help us, and we, his servants, will rebuild this wall; but you may have no part in this affair.”