Nehemiah 6:2

Nehemiah 6:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
• New International Version (NIV)Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: “Come, let us meet together in one of the villages on the plain of Ono.” But they were scheming to harm me;
• English Standard Version (ESV)Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, "Come and let us meet together at Hakkephirim in the plain of Ono." But they intended to do me harm.
• New King James Version (NKJV)that Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, “Come, let us meet together among the villages in the plain of Ono.” But they thought to do me harm.

Context of Nehemiah 6:2

1Now when Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall, and that there was no breach left in it, although at that time I had not set up doors in the gates, Sanballat and Geshem sent word to me, saying, “Come, let us meet together at Chephirim in the plain of Ono.” But they were planning to harm me. 3So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave to come down to [meet with] you?” 4They sent word to me four times in this way, and I answered them in the same way.

Nehemiah 6:2 word by word

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח סַנְבַלַּ֤ט וְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙ אֵלַ֣י לֵאמֹ֔ר לְכָ֞ה וְנִֽוָּעֲדָ֥ה יַחְדָּ֛ו בַּכְּפִירִ֖ים בְּבִקְעַ֣ת אוֹנ֑וֹ וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ חֹֽשְׁבִ֔ים לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת לִ֖י רָעָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• That Sanballatסַנְבַלַּטsanballaţ · SanballatH5571
• and Geshemגֶּ֫שֶׁםgeshem gashmû · GeshemH1654
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• unto me, sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Comeיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• let us meetיָעַדyâ‛ad · to appointH3259
• togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
• the villagesכְּפִירִיםkephîyr · HakkephirimH3715
• in the plainבִּקְעָהbiq‛âh · valleyH1237
• of Onoאוֹנוֹ'ônô 'ônô · OnoH207
• But they thoughtחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: deviseH2803
• to doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• me mischiefרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451

Cross-references for Nehemiah 6:2

• 2 Samuel 3:27So when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside to the middle of the gate to speak to him privately, and there he struck Abner in the abdomen so that he died, to avenge the blood of Asahel, Joab’s brother.
• 2 Samuel 20:9Joab said to Amasa, “Is it going well with you, my brother?” And with his right hand Joab took hold of Amasa by the beard [as if] to kiss him [in greeting].
• Psalms 37:12The wicked plots against the righteous And gnashes at him with his teeth.
• Proverbs 26:24He who hates, disguises it with his lips, But he stores up deceit in his heart.
• Ecclesiastes 4:4I have seen that every [effort in] labor and every skill in work comes from man’s rivalry with his neighbor. This too is vanity (futility, false pride) and chasing after the wind.
• Nehemiah 11:35Lod, and Ono, the Valley of the Craftsmen.
• 1 Chronicles 8:12The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with its towns;
• Psalms 12:2They speak deceitful and worthless words to one another; With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
• Jeremiah 41:2Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him got up and struck down Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword and killed the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed [governor] over the land.
• Ezekiel 33:31They come to you as people come, and they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words, but they do not practice them; for with their mouth they express loving devotion, but their heart goes after their (unlawful) gain.
• Micah 7:4The best of them is [injurious] like a briar; The most upright is [prickly] like a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen [that is, the time predicted by the prophets] And your punishment comes; Now shall be their confusion.
• Luke 20:19The scribes and the chief priests tried to [find a way to] arrest Him at that very hour, but they were afraid of the people; because they understood that He spoke this parable against them.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 6:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Come, let us meet together in - the plain of Ono - They wished to get him out of Jerusalem from among his friends, that they might either carry him off, or murder him. Ono is supposed to have been in the tribe of Benjamin, near Jordan.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The choice made of Ono, on the skirts of Benjamin, 25 or 30 miles from Jerusalem, as the meeting-place, was, no doubt, in order to draw Nehemiah to a distance from his supporters, that so an attack might be made on him with a better chance of success.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The plain of Ono, located near Lod (Ezra 2:33), was likely a neutral site west of Jerusalem. Nehemiah would have been unprotected there.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-192-4. Then Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me--The Samaritan leaders, convinced that they could not overcome Nehemiah by open arms, resolved to gain advantage over him by deceit and stratagem. With this in view, under pretext of terminating their differences in an amicable manner, they invited him to a conference. The place of rendezvous was fixed "in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono." "In the villages" is, Hebrew, "in Cephirim," or "Chephirah,"…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 6:2

• Character
• Fellowship
• Geshem
• Ono
• Tobiah

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Commentaries on Nehemiah 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings