6Nehemiah 6

CHAP. VI. / 1 Sanballat practiseth by craft, by rumours, by hired prophecies, to terrifie Nehemiah. 15 The worke is finished to the terrour of the enemies. 17 Secret intelligence passeth betweene the

1Now it came to passe when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies heard, that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein: (though at that time I had not set vp the doores vpon the gates,)Select Nehemiah 6:1

2That Sanballat, and Geshem sent vnto me, saying, Come, let vs meet together in some one of the villages in the plaine of Ono: But they thought to doe me mischiefe.Select Nehemiah 6:2

3And I sent messengers vnto them, saying, I am doing a great worke, so that I can not come down: why should the worke cease, whilest I leaue it, and come downe to you?Select Nehemiah 6:3

4Yet they sent vnto me foure times, after this sort; and I answered them after the same maner.Select Nehemiah 6:4

5Then sent Sanballat his seruant vnto me, in like manner, the fifth time, with an open letter in his hand:Select Nehemiah 6:5

6Wherein was written; It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu sayth it, that thou and the Iewes thinke to rebell: for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their King, according to these words.Select Nehemiah 6:6

7And thou hast also appointed Prophets to preach of thee at Ierusalem, saying, There is a King in Iudah. And now shall it be reported to the king, according to these wordes. Come now therefore, and let vs take counsell together.Select Nehemiah 6:7

8Then I sent vnto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine owne heart.Select Nehemiah 6:8

9For they all made vs afraid, saying, Their handes shall be weakened from the worke that it bee not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.Select Nehemiah 6:9

10Afterward I came vnto the house of Shemaiah the sonne of Delaiah, the sonne of Mehetabel, who was shut vp, and he said, Let vs meet together in the house of God, within the Temple, and let vs shut the doores of the Temple; for they will come to slay thee, yea in the night wil they come to slay thee.Select Nehemiah 6:10

11And I said, Should such a man as I, flee? and who is there, that being as I am, would goe into the Temple to saue his life? I will not goe in.Select Nehemiah 6:11

12And loe, I perceiued that God had not sent him, but that he pronounced this prophecie against mee: for Tobiah, and Sanballat had hired him.Select Nehemiah 6:12

13Therefore was hee hired, that I should be afraid, and doe so, and sinne, and that they might haue matter for an euill report, that they might reproch mee.Select Nehemiah 6:13

14My God, thinke thou vpon Tobiah, and Sanballat, according to these their workes, and on the prophetesse Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would haue put me in feare.Select Nehemiah 6:14

15So the wall was finished, in the twentie and fifth day of the moneth Elul, in fiftie and two dayes.Select Nehemiah 6:15

16And it came to passe that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen, that were about vs, saw these things, they were much cast downe in their owne eyes: for they perceiued that this worke was wrought of our God.Select Nehemiah 6:16

17Moreouer, in those dayes the nobles of Iudah sent many letters vnto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came vnto them.Select Nehemiah 6:17

18For there were many in Iudah sworne vnto him: because hee was the sonne in law of Shechaniah the sonne of Arah, and his sonne Iohanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam, the sonne of Berechiah.Select Nehemiah 6:18

19Also they reported his good deeds before me, and vttered my wordes to him: and Tobiah sent letters to put me in feare.Select Nehemiah 6:19