Nehemiah 6:5-7

New International Reader's Version

⁵ Sanballat sent his helper to me a fifth time. He brought the same message. He was carrying a letter that wasn’t sealed. ⁶ It said,

“A report is going around among the nations. Geshem says it’s true. We hear that you and the other Jews are planning to turn against the Persian rulers. And that’s why you are building the wall. It’s also reported that you are about to become their king. ⁷ People say that you have even appointed prophets to make an announcement about you. In Jerusalem they are going to say, ‘Judah has a king!’ That report will get back to the king of Persia. So come. Let’s meet together.”