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Nehemiah 2:10

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

When Sanballat the Horonite  and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard that someone had come to pursue the prosperity of the Israelites, they were greatly displeased.

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When Sanballat, Tobiah, and the Arabs,  Ammonites, and Ashdodites heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed,  they became furious.


When Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official,  and Geshem the Arab  heard about this, they mocked and despised us, and said, ‘What is this you’re doing? Are you rebelling against the king? ’


Fury is cruel, and anger a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?


Now before this, the priest Eliashib  had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God.  He was a relative  of Tobiah


When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies  heard that I had rebuilt the wall and that no gap was left in it   #– #though at that time I had not installed the doors in the city gates   #– #


As  the captain of the temple police and the chief priests heard these things, they were baffled about them, wondering what would come of this.


because they were annoyed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.


‘There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they make their voices heard as far as Jahaz   #– #from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah #– #because even the Waters of Nimrim have become desolate.


For on the Ascent to Luhith they will be weeping continually, and on the descent to Horonaim will be heard cries of distress over the destruction:


My heart cries out over Moab, whose fugitives flee as far as Zoar, to Eglath-shelishiyah; they go up the Ascent of Luhith weeping; they raise a cry of destruction on the road to Horonaim.


I have seen slaves on horses, but princes walking on the ground like slaves.


a servant when he becomes king, a fool when he is stuffed with food,


At that time  the book of Moses  was read publicly to  the people.  The command was found written in it that no Ammonite or Moabite  should ever enter the assembly of God,


When all our enemies  heard this, all the surrounding nations were intimidated  and lost their confidence,  for they realised that this task had been accomplished by our God.


Even one of the sons of Jehoiada, son of the high priest Eliashib,  had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite.  So I drove him away from me.


Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus.  He was famous among the Jews and highly esteemed by many of his relatives.  He continued to pursue prosperity for his people and to speak for the well-being of all his descendants.


Then Ishmael took captive all the rest of the people of Mizpah, including the daughters of the king #– #all those who remained in Mizpah, over whom Nebuzaradan, captain of the guards, had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Ishmael son of Nethaniah took them captive and set off to cross over to the Ammonites.





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