Nehemiah 2:10
Nehemiah · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“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.”Nehemiah 2:10
What Does Nehemiah 2:10 Mean?
Nehemiah 2:10 is found in the book of Nehemiah, chapter 2, verse 10 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Nehemiah 2:10 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 122:9“Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.”Nehemiah 4:1“But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.”Esther 10:3“For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.”Nehemiah 6:16“And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.”Nehemiah 2:19“But 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 4:7“But 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 6:1“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;)”Nehemiah 13:4“And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:”Proverbs 27:4“Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?”Ecclesiastes 10:7“I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.”Ezekiel 25:6“For 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;”Acts 19:26“Moreover 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:”Numbers 22:3“And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.”Nehemiah 13:28“And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.”Psalms 112:10“The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.”Psalms 122:6“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.”Jeremiah 41:10“Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king’s daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the Ammonites.”Ezra 4:4“Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,”Nehemiah 4:3“Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.”Nehemiah 13:1“On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;”
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