Nehemiah 6:4-6

New Catholic Bible

⁴ They sent me the same invitation four times, and on each occasion I gave them the same reply.

⁵ Then, for the fifth time, Sanballat sent his servant to me with the same message, but this time in an unsealed letter. ⁶ In it was written: “It has been reported among the nations, and Geshem^[a] confirms it, that you and the Jews are planning a rebellion, that this is the reason you are building the wall, and that you are intending to become their king.