Neemia 6:15-19

15 Or le mura furon condotte a fine il venticinquesimo giorno di Elul, in cinquantadue giorni.

16 E quando tutti i nostri nemici l’ebber saputo, tutte le nazioni circonvicine furon prese da timore, e restarono grandemente avvilite ai loro propri occhi perché riconobbero che quest’opera s’era compiuta con l’aiuto del nostro Dio.

17 In que’ giorni, anche de’ notabili di Giuda mandavano frequenti lettere a Tobia, e ne ricevevano da Tobia,

18 giacché molti in Giuda gli eran legati per giuramento perch’egli era genero di Scecania figliuolo di Arah, e Johanan, suo figliuolo, avea sposata la figliuola di Meshullam, figliuolo di Berekia.

19 Essi dicevan del bene di lui perfino in presenza mia, e gli riferivan le mie parole. E Tobia mandava lettere per impaurirmi.

Neemia 6:15-19 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH 6

Sanballat and his brethren, hearing the wall was finished, sent to Nehemiah, to have a meeting with him at a place named, which he refused, Ne 6:1,2, then they sent him a terrifying letter, suggesting that he, and the Jews with him, would be treated as rebels, since their intention, as reported, was to make him king, which letter he regarded not, Ne 6:3-9, then they employed some that pretended to be prophets to advise him to flee to the temple for safety, which he rejected, Ne 6:10-14 and so the work went on and was finished, though there was a secret correspondence carried on between their enemies and some false brethren among themselves, Ne 6:15-19.