Nehemiah 6:17

God's Word

In those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah sent many letters back to them.

Cross References

Nehemiah 13:28

Even one of Joiada’s sons was a son-in-law of Sanballat from Beth Horon. (Joiada was the son of the chief priest Eliashib.) I chased Joiada’s son away from me.

Nehemiah 13:4

Even before this, the priest Eliashib, who was related to Tobiah and had been put in charge of the storerooms of our God’s temple,

Nehemiah 3:5

Next to them the men from Tekoa made repairs. However, the nobles wouldn’t lower themselves to work under supervisors.

Nehemiah 5:7

After thinking it over, I confronted the nobles and the leaders. I told them, “You are charging interest on loans made to your own relatives.” I arranged for a large meeting to deal with them.

Nehemiah 6:16

When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and lost their self-confidence. They realized we had done this work with the help of our God.

Nehemiah 6:18

Many in Judah had promised to support Tobiah because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah, Arah’s son. In addition, Tobiah’s son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam, Berechiah’s son.