Now Tobiahthe Ammonite[was] nearhim and he said,"Evenwhatthey are building--ifa foxshould jumpon [it], he would breaktheir stonewalldown!"
Ben-hadadsentto him and said,"May the godsdosoto me and morealso,ifthe dustof Samariawill sufficefor handfulsfor allthe peoplewhofollowme."
Then he said,"Ifthey have comeout for peace,takethem alive;or ifthey have comeout for war,takethem alive."
"Nowtherefore, come,makea bargainwith my masterthe kingof Assyria,and I will giveyou two thousandhorses,ifyou are ableon your part to setriderson them.
When Sanballatthe Horoniteand Tobiahthe Ammoniteofficialheard[about it], it was verydispleasingto them that someonehad cometo seekthe welfareof the sonsof Israel.
But when Sanballatthe Horoniteand Tobiahthe Ammoniteofficial,and Geshemthe Arabheard[it], they mockedus and despisedus and said,"Whatis thisthingyou are doing?Are you rebellingagainstthe king?"
Now whenit was reportedto Sanballat,Tobiah,to Geshemthe Araband to the restof our enemiesthat I had rebuiltthe wall,and [that] nobreachremainedin it, althoughat that timeI had not setup the doorsin the gates,
Becauseof MountZionwhichliesdesolate,Foxesprowlin it.
"NoAmmoniteor Moabiteshall enterthe assemblyof the LORD;noneof their [descendants], evento the tenthgeneration,shall everenterthe assemblyof the LORD,
