Nehemiah 6:15
13 He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would sin by doing as he suggested, so they could give me a bad name in order to discredit me.
14 O my God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat for what they have done, and also Noadiah the prophetess and the other prophets who tried to intimidate me.
So the wall was completed in fifty-two days, on the twenty-fifth of Elul.
16 When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and disheartened, for they realized that this task had been accomplished by our God.
17 Also in those days, the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters came back to them.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So the wall was completed in fifty-two days, on the twenty-fifth of Elul.
- KJV
- So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days.
- WEB
- So the wall was finished in the twenty-fifth day of Elul, in fifty-two days.
- ASV
- So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth [day] of [the month] Elul, in fifty and two days.
- DARBY
- So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two days.
- BLB
- And the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth of Elul, on the fifty-second day.
- ÅB
- Muren ble ferdig på to og femti dager - den fem og tyvende dag i måneden elul.
- OTB
- Slik ble muren fullført den tjuefemte dagen i Elul, på femtito dager.
- B1930
- Muren blev ferdig på to og femti dager - den fem og tyvende dag i måneden elul.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 1:3
He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.
Read in contextNehemiah 4:1–2
Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the Jews
Read in contextDaniel 9:25
Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem, until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of distress.
Read in contextEzra 6:15
And this temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.
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