Nehemiah 6:10
And I came into the house of Semei the son of Dalaia the Son of Metabeel, and he was shut up; and he said, Let us assemble together in the house of God, in the midst of it, and let us shut the doors of it; for they are coming by night to slay thee.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
11And I said, Who is the man that shall enter into the house, that he may live?
Cross References
1 Kings 6:5And + 6:5 Gr. upon.against the wall of the house he set chambers round about + 6:5 Heb. and Alex. with (or against) the walls of the house round about.the temple and the ark.
2 Kings 11:3And he remained with her hid in the house of the Lord six years: and Gotholia reigned over the land.
2 Chronicles 29:3And it came to pass, when he was established over his kingdom, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the Lord, and repaired them.
Ezra 8:16And I sent men of understanding to Eleazar, to Ariel, to Semeias, and to Alonam, and to Jarib, and to Elnatham, and to Nathan, and to Zacharias, and to Mesollam, and to Joarim, and to Elnathan.
Nehemiah 6:12And I observed, and, behold, God had not sent him, for the prophecy was a fable devised against me:
Psalms 12:2How long, O Lord, wilt thou forget me? for ever? how long wilt thou turn away thy face from me?
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 →