Nehemiah 6:17

New International Reader's Version

In those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah. And replies from Tobiah came back to them.

Cross References

Nehemiah 13:28

One of the sons of Joiada was the son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonite. Joiada, the son of Eliashib, was the high priest. I drove Joiada’s son away from me.

Nehemiah 13:4

Eliashib the priest had been put in charge of the storerooms in the house of our God. He had worked closely with Tobiah.

Nehemiah 3:5

Some men from Tekoa repaired the next part of the wall. But their nobles refused to do any work at all. They didn’t pay any attention to the people who were in charge of the work.

Nehemiah 5:7

I thought it over for a while. Then I accused the nobles and officials of breaking the law. I told them, “You are charging your own people interest!” So I called together a large group of people to handle the matter.

Nehemiah 6:16

All our enemies heard about it. All the nations around us became afraid. They weren’t sure of themselves anymore. They realized that our God had helped us finish the work.

Nehemiah 6:18

Many people in Judah had promised that they would be faithful to him. That’s because he was Shekaniah’s son-in-law. Shekaniah was the son of Arah. Tobiah’s son Jehohanan had married Meshullam’s daughter. Meshullam was the son of Berekiah.