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Nehemiah 6:19

Nehemiah 6:19
Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Also they reported his good deeds before me,.... Recommended him as a very worthy man, deserving of respect and notice by Nehemiah, and to be taken into his friendship, and admitted to conversation…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Nehemiah 6:15-19

Nehemiah is here finishing the wall of Jerusalem, and yet still has trouble created him by his enemies.

I. Tobiah, and the other adversaries of the Jews, had the mortification to see the wall built…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

reported … uttered R.V. spoke of … reported. The Hebrew gives the idea of continuous action. They endeavoured to convince Nehemiah that Tobiah's professions of goodwill were sincere. Perhaps too they…