Nehemiah 2:10 BSB — MannaFest

Nehemiah 2:10

But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.

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ASV

And when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly, for that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.

KJV

When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

When Sanballat the Horonite,.... Who either presided at Horonaim, or sprung from thence, a city of Moab, Isa 15:5 and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite; who was formerly a slave, but now raised, from a low mean estate, to be governor in the land of Ammon, though still a vassal of the king of Persia: heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there came a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel; to which the Moabites and Ammonites were always averse, and ever bore an hatred to Israel, and envied everything that tended to their happiness.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Sanballat the Horonite - Probably a native of Horonaim, a Moabite by birth, and at this time governor of the Samaritans under the king of Persia. Tobiah the servant - He was an Ammonite; and here, under the Persian king, joint governor with Sanballat. Some suppose that the Sanballat here mentioned was the same who persuaded Alexander to build a temple on Mount Gerizim in favor of the Samaritans. Pelagius thinks there were two governors of this name.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע	vai.yish.Ma'	and he heard	H8085 →
סַנְבַלַּ֣ט	san.va.Lat	Sanballat	H5571 →
הַחֹרֹנִ֗י	ha.cho.ro.Ni	the Horonite	H2772 →
וְטֽוֹבִיָּה֙	ve.toi.Yah	and Tobiah	H2900 →
הָעֶ֣בֶד	ha.'E.ved	the servant	H5650 →
הָֽעַמֹּנִ֔י	ha.'a.mo.Ni	the Ammonite	H5984 →
וַיֵּ֥רַע	vai.Ye.ra'	and it was displeasing	H7489 →
לָהֶ֖ם	la.Hem	to them
רָעָ֣ה	ra.'Ah	displeasure	H7451 →
גְדֹלָ֑ה	ge.do.Lah	great	H1419 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	that	H834 →
בָּ֥א	ba'	he had come	H935 →
אָדָ֔ם	'a.Dam	someone	H120 →
לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ	le.va.Kesh	to seek	H1245 →
טוֹבָ֖ה	to.Vah	good	H2896 →
לִבְנֵ֥י	liv.Nei	for [the] people of	H1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →

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Through
Nehemiah 4:7
When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,
leads to
- Nehemiah 4:1
  Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the Jews
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Nehemiah 2:19
But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the…
leads to
- Nehemiah 6:6
  that read: “It is reported among the nations—and Geshem agrees—that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt, and this is why you are building the wall. According to these reports, you are to…
- Nehemiah 6:1–2
  When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left—though to that time I had not yet installed the…
- Psalms 44:13–14
  You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us.
Through
Nehemiah 6:1
When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left—though to that time I had not yet installed the…
leads to
- Nehemiah 2:19
  But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the…
- Nehemiah 4:6–7
  So we rebuilt the wall until all of it was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.
- Nehemiah 3:3
  The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.
- Nehemiah 3:1
  At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower…

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