nehemiah 6:6

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Nehemiah 6:6

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody
Nehemiah 6:6
Verse 6 of 19

Scripture focus

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 buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according to these words.

Nehemiah 6:6KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Nehemiah 6:6

Theological / Devotional

Gashmu. Another form of the name Geshem (see on chapter 2:19). Sanballat apparently means to say that the supposed rumor about Nehemiah’s planned rebellion now circulating in the surrounding nations had come to Geshem’s notice, and he in turn had transmitted it to Sanballat. Sanballat, posing as a friend, is anxious to warn Nehemiah of the grave charge made against him. In some respects this charge is similar to the report the Jews threatened to make to Caesar regarding Pilate (John 19:12, 13).

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