Nehemiah 2:19-20

The Voice

¹⁹Our adversaries lost no time, either. Joining Samaritan Governor Sanballat (the Horonite) and Official Tobiah (the Ammonite) was an Arab named Geshem. When they heard of our plans, they mocked and ridiculed us.

Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem: What do you think you are doing? Are you not rebelling against the king again?

Nehemiah: ²⁰The True God of heaven will give us success. We are His people, servants who will begin the work of rebuilding our city and this wall. But you have no share in this work because Jerusalem is not yours—civically, legally, or religiously.

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