Nehemiah 2:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 2:10 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 2:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly, because a man had come to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.”
Nehemiah 2:10 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 2:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Nehemiah 2:10 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 2:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Nehemiah 2:10 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 2:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobijah the servant, the Ammonite, heard [of it], it grieved them exceedingly that there had come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel. ”
Nehemiah 2:10 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 2:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah a seruant an Ammonite heard it, and it grieued them sore, that there was come a man which sought the wealth of the children of Israel.”
Nehemiah 2:10 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 2:10 in Context — Nehemiah 2
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.
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What Does Nehemiah 2:10 Mean?
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