Nehemiah 6:1 (GNV)

Passage

And when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall, and that there were no more breaches therein, (though at that time I had not set vp the doores vpon the gates)

Nearby Context

Nehemiah 6:1 And when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall, and that there were no more breaches therein, (though at that time I had not set vp the doores vpon the gates)

Nehemiah 6:2 Then sent Sanballat and Geshem vnto me, saying, Come thou that we may meete together in the villages in the plaine of Ono: and they thought to doe me euill.

Nehemiah 6:3 Therefore I sent messengers vnto them, saying, I haue a great worke to doe, and I can not come downe: why should the worke cease, whiles I leaue it, and come downe to you?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sanballat", "tobiah", "geshem", "arabian", "rest", "enemies", "heard", and "built". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sanballat" and "tobiah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Then sent Sanballat and Geshem vnto me...", so "sanballat" and "tobiah" should be read forward into that movement. In Nehemiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "sanballat" and "tobiah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.