Nehemiah 6:5

Then Sanballat sent unto me, according to this message, a fifth time, by his young man,—with an open letter, in his hand:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

4Yet they sent unto me, according to this message, four times,—and I replied to them according to this answer.

6wherein was written—Among the nations, it is reported, and, Gashmu, saith it, that, thou and the Jews, are plotting to rebel, for which cause, thou art building the wall,—and, thou, art to become their king, according to these words.

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Cross References

2 Corinthians 2:11Lest we should be overreached by Satan, for, of his thoughts, we are not ignorant.

Ephesians 6:11Put on the complete armour of God, with a view to your having power to stand against the strategies of the adversary;

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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