Nehemiah 6:5

And Sanballat sent his servant to me a fifth time, with the former word, and he had a letter in his hand written in this manner:

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In The King James Version

Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;

In Context

4Then they sent to me, with this same word, four times. And I responded to them with the same word as before.

6“It has been heard among the Gentiles, and Geshem has said it, that you and the Jews are planning to rebel, and because of this, you are building the wall and thinking to raise yourself as a king over them. For this reason,

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Cross References

2 Corinthians 2:11so that we would not be circumvented by Satan. For we are not ignorant of his intentions.

Ephesians 6:11Be clothed in the armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the treachery of the devil.

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 6:2-10

The Plot of Sanballat, &c. ( b. c. 445.) 1 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;) 2 That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief. 3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work,… Read the whole commentary →

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