And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.
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Gill's Exposition
And it came to pass, when our enemies heard it was known unto us,.... What they intended, as might be reported to them from the preparations made by the Jews to receive them, and defend themselves:…
Adam Clarke
Their counsel to naught - The word counsel used here countenances the emendation in the 12th verse.
We have here,
I. The conspiracy which the Jews' enemies formed against them, to stay the building by slaying the builders. The conspirators were not only Sanballat and Tobiah, but other neighbouring…
Cambridge Bible
Success of Nehemiah's precautions.
our enemies a different word in the original from that rendered -adversaries" in Neh 4:4.
that it was known unto us i.e. their project of a sudden attack.
God had…
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