Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;)
Now when Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall and that there were no gaps left in it (though at that time I had not yet hung the doors on the gates),
Nehemiah is reporting that his enemies found out the wall around Jerusalem was nearly complete, with only the gates left to finish.
📚 Historical Context
Nehemiah was leading the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls around 445 BC after the Jewish people returned from exile in Babylon. Sanballat was governor of Samaria, Tobiah was an Ammonite official, and Geshem was an Arab leader - all political opponents who didn't want Jerusalem to be fortified again. They had been trying to stop the construction project through various schemes and intimidation tactics.
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