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Nehemiah 6:10-12
New International Reader's Version
Nehemiah 6:10-12
New International Reader's Version
10 One day I went to Shemaiah’s house. He was the son of Delaiah. Delaiah was the son of Mehetabel. Shemaiah had shut himself up in his home. He said, “Let’s go to God’s house. Let’s meet inside the temple and close the doors. Some men are coming at night to kill you.”
11 But I said, “Should a man like me run away? Should someone like me go into the temple just to save his life? No! I won’t go!” 12 I realized that God hadn’t sent Shemaiah. Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. That’s why he had prophesied lies about me.
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