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Then Sanballat sent his servant to me with a message like this for a fifth time, with an open letter in his hand. In it was written, “It is rumored among the nations, and Gashmu[a] also says that you and the Jews are planning to rebel. This is the reason you are building the wall. According to these reports, you will be their king. You have also set up prophets to make a proclamation about you in Jerusalem: ‘A king is in Judah.’ Now reports like these will be heard by the king. So now come, let us consult with one another.”

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 6:6 A variant of Geshem