Nehemiah 6:19 “Moreover, these nobles kept reporting to me Tobiah’s good deeds, and t…”

Nehemiah 6:19

Moreover, these nobles kept reporting to me Tobiah’s good deeds, and they relayed my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear.

World English Bible

Also they spoke of his good deeds before me, and reported my words to him. Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear.

American Standard Version

Also they spake of his good deeds before me, and reported my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear.

Geneva Bible 1599

Yea, they spake in his praise before me, and tolde him my wordes, and Tobiah sent letters to put me in feare.

Darby Translation

Also they spoke of his good deeds before me, and reported my words to him. [And] Tobijah sent letters to put me in fear.

Young's Literal Translation

also, his good deeds they have been saying before me, and my words they have been taking out to him; letters hath Tobiah sent to make me afraid.

Bible in Basic English

And they said much before me of the good he had done, and gave him accounts of my words. And Tobiah sent letters with the purpose of causing me fear.

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Cross references

“they reported”

Proverbs 28:4 John 7:7 John 15:19 1 John 4:5

Proverbs 28:4 · BSB

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.

John 7:7 · BSB

The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.

John 15:19 · BSB

If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.

1 John 4:5 · BSB

They are of the world. That is why they speak from the world’s perspective, and the world listens to them.

“to put”

Nehemiah 6:9 Nehemiah 6:13 Isaiah 37:10–14 Acts 4:18–21

Nehemiah 6:9 · BSB

For they were all trying to frighten us, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will never be finished.” But now, my God, strengthen my hands.

Nehemiah 6:13 · BSB

He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would sin by doing as he suggested, so they could give me a bad name in order to discredit me.

Isaiah 37:10–14 · BSB

“Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.

Acts 4:18–21 · BSB

Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

18For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, since he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.

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