Nehemiah 2:10
But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.
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In Context
11After I had arrived in Jerusalem and had been there three days,
Cross References
Ezra 4:4Then the people of the land set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to build.
Nehemiah 4:1Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the Jews
Nehemiah 6:1When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left—though to that time I had not yet installed the doors in the gates—
Nehemiah 13:4Now before this, Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah, had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God
Psalms 112:10The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.
Proverbs 27:4Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 2:10-20
Nehemiah's Journey to Jerusalem; the Malice of Sanballat, &c. ( b. c. 445.) 9 Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me. 10 When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel. 11 So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days. 12 And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me;… Read the whole commentary →