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that Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, Come, let us meet together in [one of] the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
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A Deceptive Invitation
Commentators unanimously agree that the invitation to meet was a trap. They explain that the chosen location, the plain of Ono, was strategically selected because it was over 20 miles from Jerusalem. This distance would have isolated Nehemiah from his supporters, making him vulnerable to an attack.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The choice made of Ono, on the outskirts of Benjamin, 25 or 30 miles from Jerusalem, as the meeting-place, was, no doubt, in order to draw Nehemiah…
19th Century
Anglican
Sanballat and Geshem. —In the original of Nehemiah 6:1, Tobiah is not distinguished from Sanballat by another preposition, as Gesh…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me Messengers:
saying, come, let us meet together in some one…
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