Nehemiah 6:17
15 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.
Also in those days, the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters came back to them.
18 For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, since he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.
19 Moreover, these nobles kept reporting to me Tobiah’s good deeds, and they relayed my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Also in those days, the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters came back to them.
- KJV
- Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them.
- WEB
- Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters came to them.
- ASV
- Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and [the letters] of Tobiah came unto them.
- DARBY
- Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobijah, and those of Tobijah came to them.
- BLB
- Also in those days, the nobles of Judah multiplied their letters going to Tobiah, and those of Tobiah came to them.
- ÅB
- I de dager sendte også de fornemste i Juda mange brev til Tobias, og fra Tobias kom det brev til dem igjen.
- OTB
- I de dagene sendte Judas adelige mange brev til Tobia, og brev fra Tobia kom til dem.
- B1930
- I de dager sendte også de fornemste i Juda mange brev til Tobias, og fra Tobias kom det brev til dem igjen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Nehemiah 13:28
Even one of the sons of Jehoiada son of Eliashib the high priest had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I drove him away from me.
Read in contextNehemiah 3:5
Next to him, the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.
Read in contextMicah 7:1–6
Woe is me! For I am like one gathering summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster to eat, no early fig that I crave.
Read in contextMatthew 24:10–12
At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,
Read in contextNehemiah 5:7
and after serious thought I rebuked the nobles and officials, saying, “You are exacting usury from your own brothers!” So I called a large assembly against them
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