The Wall Defended Against Enemies

But it so happened, (A)when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, that he was furious and very indignant, and mocked the Jews.

Read full chapter

Opposition to the Rebuilding

[a]When Sanballat(A) heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became angry and was greatly incensed. He ridiculed the Jews,

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 4:1 In Hebrew texts 4:1-6 is numbered 3:33-38, and 4:7-23 is numbered 4:1-17.

Now it happened, (A)when Sanballat, Tobiah, (B)the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jerusalem were being restored and the [a]gaps were beginning to be closed, that they became very angry,

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 4:7 Lit. breaks

But when Sanballat, Tobiah,(A) the Arabs, the Ammonites and the people of Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem’s walls had gone ahead and that the gaps were being closed, they were very angry.

Read full chapter

Conspiracy Against Nehemiah

Now it happened (A)when Sanballat, Tobiah, [a]Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall, and that there were no breaks left in it (B)(though at that time I had not hung the doors in the gates),

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 6:1 Or Gashmu

Further Opposition to the Rebuilding

When word came to Sanballat, Tobiah,(A) Geshem(B) the Arab and the rest of our enemies that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left in it—though up to that time I had not set the doors in the gates—

Read full chapter

that Sanballat and [a]Geshem (A)sent to me, saying, “Come, let us meet together [b]among the villages in the plain of (B)Ono.” But they (C)thought to do me harm.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 6:2 Or Gashmu
  2. Nehemiah 6:2 Or in Kephirim, exact location unknown

Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: “Come, let us meet together in one of the villages[a] on the plain of Ono.(A)

But they were scheming to harm me;

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 6:2 Or in Kephirim