Nehemiah 6:7

Moreover also, prophets, hast thou set up to make proclamation concerning thee in Jerusalem, saying, He hath become king in Judah! Now, therefore, will it he reported to the king, according to these words. Now, therefore, come, and let us take counsel together.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.

In Context

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.

8Then sent I unto him, saying, Nothing hath been done, according to these words, which thou art saying,—but, out of thine own heart, art thou feigning them.

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Cross References

1 Kings 1:7So then he had speech with Joab, son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest,—and they gave help, following Adonijah.

1 Kings 1:25For he hath gone down to-day, and hath sacrificed oxen and heifers and sheep, in abundance, and hath invited all the sons of the king, and the generals of the army, and Abiathar the priest, and, there they are—eating and drinking before him,—and they have said—Long live King Adonijah!

Nehemiah 6:12Then perceived I, that lo! it was, not God, who had sent him,—though, a prophecy, he had spoken concerning me, but, Tobiah and Sanballat, had hired him:

Acts 23:15Now, therefore, do, ye, with the High-council, make it appear unto the captain, that he should bring him down unto you, as though about to ascertain more exactly the things that concern him; and, we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.

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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