Nehemiah 6:1

Nehemiah 6:2 →

Now it came to pass, 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 up the doors upon the gates;)

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Interpretation

Let those who are tempted to idle merry meetings by vain companions, thus answer the temptation, We have work to do, and must not neglect it.

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This thought runs through Nehemiah 6:1-5.

Nehemiah 6:1 Nehemiah 6:2 Nehemiah 6:3 Nehemiah 6:4 Nehemiah 6:5

Glossary

Tobiah Person: Pleasing to Jehovah, the “servant,” the “Ammonite,” who joined with those who opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem after the Exile ( Neh. 2:10 ).