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But it happened that when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabians, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem went forward, [and] that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very angry;
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A Coalition of Local Rivals
Commentators identify the opposition not as a distant empire, but as a local coalition of Jerusalem's immediate neighbors: Arabians, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, led by figures like Sanballat and Tobiah. Their anger stemmed from a local rivalry, furious that the Jews were successfully restoring their city's defenses and prominence.
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Nehemiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Arabians ... - Probably a band, composed largely of Arabians, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, which Sanballat maintained as a guard to his pe…
19th Century
Anglican
Were made up. —Arose to the height previously mentioned.
Began to be stopped. —The wall, they heard, was co…
Baptist
They were "angry" before; now they were "furious." If a work has no opposition from Satan, we may be half afraid it is good for nothing. If you can…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it came to pass that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians Who were under …
Hindering good work is what bad men aim at, and expect to succeed in; but good work is God's work, and it will prosper. God has many ways of bringi…
