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That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in [some one of] the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
Nehemiah 6:2 — KJV
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Nehemiah 6:2
King James Version (KJV)
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Nehemiah 6:2
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Commentary on Nehemiah 6:2
Theological / DevotionalSanballat and Geshem. Tobiah is not mentioned. It is possible that only two of the enemies of Nehemiah were willing to go so far as to indulge in personal violence. It may be that Tobiah had reasons for declining to be a party to the plot, since he was related to some Jewish leaders.
Ono. Now Kefr ‘Ana, about 7 miles southeast of Jaffa. With the cities of Lod (Lydda) and Hadid, it formed a Jewish district virtually surrounded by Samaritan and Philistine areas. This Jewish district was chosen as the proposed meeting place, thus to mislead Nehemiah by giving him a false sense of security. It would be easy for them to attack him on the road as he crossed Samaritan territory in order to reach Ono.
Do me mischief. The character of the harm intended cannot be determined from the very general Hebrew word translated “mischief,” but it is difficult to conceive of any other purpose than personal violence.
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