KJV King James Version
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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Nehemiah 2:10
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly, because a man had come to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Sanballat the Horonite heareth, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and it is evil to them—a great evil—that a man hath come in to seek good for the sons of Israel.
Surrounding context — Nehemiah 2
7 Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;
8 And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which [appertained] to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
9 Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.
10 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.
11 So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.
12 And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I [any] man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither [was there any] beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.
13 And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.
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וַיִּשְׁמַ֞עH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearסַנְבַלַּ֣טH5571 · san.val.latSanballatהַחֹרֹנִ֗יH2772 · cho.ro.niHoroniteוְטֽוֹבִיָּה֙H2900 · to.viy.yahTobijahהָעֶ֣בֶדH5650 · e.vedservant/slaveהָֽעַמֹּנִ֔יH5984 · am.mo.niMeuniteוַיֵּ֥רַעH7489 · ra.abe evilלָהֶ֖םH9038 · hemthemרָעָ֣הH7451 · rabad: harmfulגְדֹלָ֑הH1419 · ga.dolgreat: largeאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichבָּ֥אH935 · boto come (in): comeאָדָ֔םH120 · a.dammanלְבַקֵּ֥שׁH1245 · ba.qashto seekטוֹבָ֖הH2896 · tovpleasantלִבְנֵ֥יH1121 · benson: childיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478 · yis.ra.elIsrael
Cross-references
Nehemiah 4:7But it came to pass, [that] when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, [and] that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,Nehemiah 2:19But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard [it], they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What [is] this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?Nehemiah 13:4And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, [was] allied unto Tobiah:Nehemiah 6:1Now 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;)Acts 19:26-27Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:Proverbs 27:4Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is] able to stand before envy?Ezekiel 25:6-8For thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped [thine] hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel;Psalm 112:10The wicked shall see [it], and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.Psalm 122:6-9Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.Numbers 22:3-4And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they [were] many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.Nehemiah 4:1-3But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.Acts 4:2Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.Ecclesiastes 10:7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.Ezra 4:4-23Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,Micah 7:9-10I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, [and] I shall behold his righteousness.Jeremiah 48:5For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.Proverbs 30:22For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;Jeremiah 48:34From the cry of Heshbon [even] unto Elealeh, [and even] unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar [even] unto Horonaim, [as] an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.
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