Nehemiah 6:16-18

New International Reader's Version

Nehemiah’s Enemies Oppose the Completed Wall

¹⁶ All our enemies heard about it. All the nations around us became afraid. They weren’t sure of themselves anymore. They realized that our God had helped us finish the work.

¹⁷ In those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah. And replies from Tobiah came back to them. ¹⁸ Many people in Judah had promised that they would be faithful to him. That’s because he was Shekaniah’s son-in-law. Shekaniah was the son of Arah. Tobiah’s son Jehohanan had married Meshullam’s daughter. Meshullam was the son of Berekiah.