Alsoin thosedaysmanyletterswentfrom the noblesof Judahto Tobiah,and Tobiah's[letters] cameto them.
Even one of the sonsof Joiada,the sonof Eliashibthe highpriest,was a son-in-lawof Sanballatthe Horonite,so I drovehim awayfrom me.
Now priorto this,Eliashibthe priest,who was appointedover the chambersof the houseof our God,being relatedto Tobiah,
Moreover, nextto him the Tekoitesmaderepairs,but their noblesdid not supportthe workof their masters.
I consultedwith myself and contendedwith the noblesand the rulersand saidto them, "You are exactingusury,eachfrom his brother!"Therefore, I helda greatassemblyagainstthem.
Whenallour enemiesheard[of it], and allthe nationssurroundingus saw[it], they losttheir confidence;for they recognizedthat thisworkhad been accomplishedwith the helpof our God.
For manyin Judahwere boundby oathto him becausehe was the son-in-lawof Shecaniahthe sonof Arah,and his sonJehohananhad marriedthe daughterof Meshullamthe sonof Berechiah.
