Nehemiah 4:8

And all of them assembled together, to come to fight against Jerusalem, and to destroy it utterly.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.

In Context

7But it came to pass, when Sanaballat and Tobia, and the Arabians, and the Ammanites, heard that the building of the walls of Jerusalem was advancing, and that the breaches began to be stopped, that it appeared very grievous to them.

9So we prayed to our God and set watchmen against them day and night, because of them.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 1:29And I said to you, Fear not, neither be ye afraid of them;

2 Chronicles 32:7Be strong and courageous, and fear not, neither be dismayed before the king of Assyria, and before all the nation that is with him: for there are more with us than with him.

Psalms 2:1+ 2:1 Acts 4. 25. Wherefore did the heathen rage, and the nations imagine vain things?

Isaiah 8:9Know, ye Gentiles, and be conquered; hearken ye, even to the extremity of the earth: be conquered, after ye have strengthened yourselves; for even if ye should again strengthen yourselves, ye shall again be conquered.

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 4:8-16

7 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth, 8 And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it. 9 Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them. 10 And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is… Read the whole commentary →

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