Nehemías 6:6

6 que a la letra decía:«Corre el rumor entre la gente —y Guesén^[a] lo asegura— de que tú y los judíos están construyendo la muralla porque tienen planes de rebelarse. Según tal rumor, tú pretendes ser su rey,

Nehemías 6:6 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 6:6

Wherein was written, it is reported among, the Heathen
Among the several neighbouring nations; it was an affair that was not whispered about among a few only; it was common talk, it was in every body's mouth in divers nations:

and Gashmu saith it;
the same with Geshem the Arabian; he affirms it, and will abide by his assertion, and engages to make good what he says; he mentions him by name, who he knew would not be offended with him for making use of it, and who doubtless agreed that he should; that Nehemiah might not think this was the talk of some of the lower rank of the people, but even was averred by no less than the king's governor in Arabia:

that thou and the Jews think to rebel;
that they had formed a scheme, and were taking measures to raise a rebellion against the king of Persia, and revolt from him:

for which cause thou buildest the wall;
the wall of Jerusalem, for their security against any force that might be sent to quell them:

that thou mayest be their king, according to these words;
written in this epistle, and reported among the Heathens.

Nehemías 6:6 In-Context

4 Cuatro veces me enviaron este mensaje, y otras tantas les respondí lo mismo.

5 La quinta vez Sambalat me envió, por medio de uno de sus siervos, el mismo mensaje en una carta abierta,

6 que a la letra decía:«Corre el rumor entre la gente —y Guesén lo asegura— de que tú y los judíos están construyendo la muralla porque tienen planes de rebelarse. Según tal rumor, tú pretendes ser su rey,

7 y has nombrado profetas para que te proclamen rey en Jerusalén, y se declare: “¡Tenemos rey en Judá!” Por eso, ven y hablemos de este asunto, antes de que todo esto llegue a oídos del rey».

8 Yo envié a decirle: «Nada de lo que dices es cierto. Todo esto es pura invención tuya».

Footnotes

• [a]. "Guesén" . Lit. "Gasmu " (variante de este nombre).