“Siblings, it is right for me to speak confidently to y’all about the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
After him, Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of half the district of Beth Zur, made repairs to the place opposite the tombs of David, and to the pool that was made, and to the house of the mighty men.
For the king knows about these things, and I am speaking openly with him. For I am convinced that none of this has escaped his notice, since this was not done in a corner.
as the high priest and all the Council of the elders can testify. I even received letters from them to the siblings in Damascus, and I traveled there to arrest these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.