Nehemiah 6:18 meaning and explanation

For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, since he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.

Nehemiah 6:18, Berean Standard Bible

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Nehemiah has finished the wall, yet opposition continues through social ties rather than open attack. Tobiah, an Ammonite official allied with Sanballat, had married into a leading Judahite family, and his son had married the daughter of Meshullam, a man who helped rebuild the wall.

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