Nehemiah 2:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Cross-references

• Nehemiah 6:6 Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause thou buil…
• Nehemiah 6:1-2 Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and…
• Psalms 44:13-14 Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.
• Psalms 80:6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.
• Mark 5:40 And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with…
• Ezra 4:15-16 That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is…
• Nehemiah 2:10 When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to see…
• Nehemiah 4:1 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.

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Commentary

Dictionary and topics

• Geshem — Or Gashmu, firmness, probably chief of the Arabs south of Palestine, one of the enemies of the Jews after the return from Babylon (Neh. 2:19; 6:1, 2). He united with Sanballat and Tobiah in opposing…
• Horonite — The designation of Sanballat (Neh. 2:10, 19), a native of Horonaim, or of one of the two Beth-horons, the “upper” or the “nether,” mentioned in Josh. 16:3, 5.
• Moabite — The designation of a tribe descended from Moab, the son of Lot (Gen. 19:37). From Zoar, the cradle of this tribe, on the south-eastern border of the Dead Sea, they gradually spread over the region on…
• Sanballat — Held some place of authority in Samaria when Nehemiah went up to Jerusalem to rebuild its ruined walls. He vainly attempted to hinder this work (Neh. 2:10, 19; 4:1-12; 6). His daughter became the…
• Tobiah — Pleasing to Jehovah, the “servant,” the “Ammonite,” who joined with those who opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem after the Exile (Neh. 2:10). He was a man of great influence, which he exerted in…
• Arabians · Oppose Nehemiah’s rebuilding the walls of — Oppose Nehemiah’s rebuilding the walls of
• Character Of The Wicked · Despising the works of the faithful — Despising the works of the faithful
• Contempt · Exemplified: Sanballat, &c — Exemplified: Sanballat, &c
• Country · LOVE OF — LOVE OF
• Geshem · Opposed Nehemiah in building — Opposed Nehemiah in building
• Sanballat · General references — General references
• Scorning And Mocking