Nehemiah 6:15-19

New International Reader's Version

¹⁵ So the city wall was completed on the 25th day of the month of Elul. It was finished in 52 days.

Nehemiah’s Enemies Oppose the Completed Wall

¹⁶ All our enemies heard about it. All the nations around us became afraid. They weren’t sure of themselves anymore. They realized that our God had helped us finish the work.

¹⁷ In those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah. And replies from Tobiah came back to them. ¹⁸ Many people in Judah had promised that they would be faithful to him. That’s because he was Shekaniah’s son-in-law. Shekaniah was the son of Arah. Tobiah’s son Jehohanan had married Meshullam’s daughter. Meshullam was the son of Berekiah. ¹⁹ Tobiah’s friends kept reporting to me the good things he did. They also kept telling him what I said. And Tobiah himself sent letters to scare me.