Bible Chapter Summary
Nehemiah 6 Summary
Walls Completed Despite Threats
Enemies send Nehemiah four letters demanding he stop work and meet with them, but he refuses, stating the work is too important. Sanballat sends an open letter falsely accusing Nehemiah of rebellion and claiming he appointed prophets to declare him king. Sanballat hires a false prophet to frighten Nehemiah into taking refuge in the temple, but Nehemiah recognizes the conspiracy and refuses to hide. The wall is finished on the 25th day of Elul in 52 days, and the enemies are dismayed.
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Key verses
Nehemiah 6:3
“And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?”
Nehemiah 6:8
“Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.”
Nehemiah 6:11
“And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.”
Nehemiah 6:15
“So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days.”
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