Nehemiah 6:13 meaning and explanation
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.
Nehemiah 6:13, Berean Standard Bible
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Nehemiah is the speaker, writing his memoir of rebuilding Jerusalem's wall while Sanballat, Tobiah and others opposed him. In the previous verses a man named Shemaiah, who claimed to be a prophet, urged Nehemiah to hide inside the temple for safety.
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