Nehemiah 6:10

New International Version

One day I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was shut in at his home. He said, “Let us meet in the house of God, inside the temple, and let us close the temple doors, because men are coming to kill you—by night they are coming to kill you.”

Cross References

Genesis 36:39

When Baal-Hanan son of Akbor died, Hadad succeeded him as king. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab.

1 Kings 6:5

Against the walls of the main hall and inner sanctuary he built a structure around the building, in which there were side rooms.

2 Kings 11:3

He remained hidden with his nurse at the temple of the Lord for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.

2 Kings 9:8

The whole house of Ahab will perish. I will cut off from Ahab every last male in Israel—slave or free.

2 Chronicles 28:24

Ahaz gathered together the furnishings from the temple of God and cut them in pieces. He shut the doors of the Lord’s temple and set up altars at every street corner in Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 29:3

In the first month of the first year of his reign, he opened the doors of the temple of the Lord and repaired them.

2 Chronicles 29:7

They also shut the doors of the portico and put out the lamps. They did not burn incense or present any burnt offerings at the sanctuary to the God of Israel.

Ezra 10:31

From the descendants of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

Ezra 8:16

So I summoned Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah and Meshullam, who were leaders, and Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men of learning,

Nehemiah 6:12

I realized that God had not sent him, but that he had prophesied against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

Psalm 12:2

Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts.

Psalm 37:12

The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them;

Proverbs 11:9

With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape.

Jeremiah 36:5

Then Jeremiah told Baruch, “I am restricted; I am not allowed to go to the Lord’s temple.

Ezekiel 3:24

Then the Spirit came into me and raised me to my feet. He spoke to me and said: “Go, shut yourself inside your house.

Malachi 1:10

“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord Almighty, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.

Matthew 7:15

“Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.

John 3:20

Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.

Acts 21:30

The whole city was aroused, and the people came running from all directions. Seizing Paul, they dragged him from the temple, and immediately the gates were shut.