Nehemiah 6:15-19

Evangelical Heritage Version

The Wall Is Completed Despite Opposition

¹⁵ So the wall was finished in fifty-two days, on the twenty-fifth of Elul. ¹⁶ As all our enemies heard about it, all the nations that were around us became afraid and lost their confidence. They knew that this work had been accomplished by our God.

¹⁷ Furthermore, in those days the nobles of Judah were sending many letters to Tobiah, and letters from Tobiah were coming to them, ¹⁸ because many in Judah were bound to him by oath because he was the son-in-law of Shekaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berekiah. ¹⁹ They were also talking about his good deeds in my presence, and they were reporting my words to him. Tobiah was sending letters to try to intimidate me.