Verse 10

Nehemiah 2:10

King James Version

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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 seek the welfare of the children of Israel.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יִּשְׁמַ֞ע סַנְבַלַּ֣ט הַ/חֹרֹנִ֗י וְ/טֽוֹבִיָּה֙ הָ/עֶ֣בֶד הָֽ/עַמֹּנִ֔י וַ/יֵּ֥רַע לָ/הֶ֖ם רָעָ֣ה גְדֹלָ֑ה אֲשֶׁר בָּ֥א אָדָ֔ם לְ/בַקֵּ֥שׁ טוֹבָ֖ה לִ/בְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

English Translation

And Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the servant the Ammonite heard it and it was very displeasing to them that a man had come to seek the good of the children of Israel.

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Chapter 2 Context

1 And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was... Focus ↗

2 Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothi... Focus ↗

3 And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the c... Focus ↗

4 Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God (Elohim) of heav... Focus ↗

5 And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight,... Focus ↗

6 And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and w... Focus ↗

7 Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyon... Focus ↗

8 And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams fo... Focus ↗

9 Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had se... Focus ↗

10 When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exce...

11 So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days. Focus ↗

12 And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God (Elohim) ha... Focus ↗

13 And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port... Focus ↗

14 Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for the b... Focus ↗

15 Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the g... Focus ↗

16 And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor... Focus ↗

17 Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates... Focus ↗

18 Then I told them of the hand of my God (Elohim) which was good upon me; as also the king’s words tha... Focus ↗

19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard... Focus ↗

20 Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God (Elohim) of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Nehemiah
Chapter: Chapter 2 (20 verses)
Version: King James Version

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