Nehemiah 6:7 “and you have even appointed prophets in Jerusalem to proclaim on your…”

Nehemiah 6:7

and you have even appointed prophets in Jerusalem to proclaim on your behalf: ‘There is a king in Judah.’ Soon these rumors will reach the ears of the king. So come, let us confer together.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.

World English Bible

You have also appointed prophets to proclaim of you at Jerusalem, saying, ‘There is a king in Judah!’ Now it will be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let’s take counsel together.”

American Standard Version

Geneva Bible 1599

Thou hast also ordeyned the Prophets to preach of thee at Ierusalem, saying, There is a King in Iudah: and nowe according to these wordes it shall come to the Kings eares: come now therefore, and let vs take counsell together.

Darby Translation

And thou hast also appointed prophets to proclaim concerning thee at Jerusalem saying, There is a king in Judah! And now it will be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.

Young's Literal Translation

And also, prophets thou hast appointed to call for thee in Jerusalem, saying, A king [is] in Judah, and now it is heard by the king according to these words; and now come, and we take counsel together.'

Bible in Basic English

And that you have prophets preaching about you in Jerusalem, and saying, There is a king in Judah: now an account of these things will be sent to the king. So come now, and let us have a discussion.

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Cross references

“appointed”

Nehemiah 6:12 Nehemiah 6:13

Nehemiah 6:12 · BSB

I realized that God had not sent him, but that he had uttered this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

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.

“a king”

2 Samuel 15:10–12 1 Kings 1:7 1 Kings 1:18 1 Kings 1:25 1 Kings 1:34

2 Samuel 15:10–12 · BSB

Then Absalom sent spies throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: “When you hear the sound of the horn, you are to say, ‘Absalom reigns in Hebron!’”

1 Kings 1:7 · BSB

So Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, who supported him.

1 Kings 1:18 · BSB

But now, behold, Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, do not know it.

1 Kings 1:25 · BSB

For today he has gone down and sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the sons of the king, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and d…

1 Kings 1:34 · BSB

There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet are to anoint him king over Israel. You are to blow the ram’s horn and declare, ‘Long live King Solomon!’

“Come now”

Proverbs 26:24–26 Acts 23:15

Proverbs 26:24–26 · BSB

A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.

Acts 23:15 · BSB

Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”

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

In context

6that read: “It is reported among the nations—and Geshem agrees—that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt, and this is why you are building the wall. According to these reports, you are to become their king,

8Then I sent him this reply: “There is nothing to these rumors you are spreading; you are inventing them in your own mind.”

Read Nehemiah 6