Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear.
They kept telling me about all the good things he had done, and they would repeat my words back to him. Tobiah also sent me letters trying to intimidate me.
Nehemiah is describing how his enemies had allies among his own people who were feeding information back and forth, while Tobiah was trying to frighten him with threatening letters.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes during Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild Jerusalem's walls around 445 BC. Tobiah was an Ammonite official who opposed the rebuilding project and had married into Jewish families, giving him inside connections. Some Jewish nobles were loyal to Tobiah rather than supporting Nehemiah's mission, creating internal opposition alongside external threats.
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