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

1When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left—though to that time I had not yet installed the doors in the gates— 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 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 it to go down to you?” 4Four times they sent me the same message, and each time I gave the same reply.

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

• Sanballatסַנְבַלַּטsanballaţ · SanballatH5571
• and Geshemגֶּ֫שֶׁםgeshem gashmû · GeshemH1654
• and Geshemאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• sent meשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• this messageאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Comeהָלַךְhâlak · to go: come!H1980
• let us meetיָעַדyâ‛ad · to appointH3259
• togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
• in one of the villagesכְּפִירִיםkephîyr · HakkephirimH3715
• on the plainבִּקְעָהbiq‛âh · valleyH1237
• of Onoאוֹנוֹ'ônô 'ônô · OnoH207
• But theyהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• were planningחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: deviseH2803
• to harmעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• to harmרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451

Cross-references for Nehemiah 6:2

• 2 Samuel 3:27When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.
• 2 Samuel 20:9“Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.
• Psalms 37:12The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
• Proverbs 26:24A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
• Ecclesiastes 4:4I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
• Nehemiah 11:35Lod, and Ono; and in the Valley of the Craftsmen.
• 1 Chronicles 8:12The sons of Elpaal:
• Psalms 12:2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
• Jeremiah 41:2Then Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him got up and struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, killing the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed to govern the land.
• Ezekiel 33:31So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.
• Micah 7:4The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day for your watchmen has come, the day of your visitation. Now is the time of their confusion.
• Luke 20:19When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.

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
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• 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