And next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri.

All of them were wanting to scare us, supposing, "Their hands will grow slack from the work, and it won't get done." So now, strengthen my hands!

He had been hired to scare me so that I would do this and thereby sin. They would thus bring reproach on me and I would be discredited.

Remember, O my God, Tobiah and Sanballat in light of these actions of theirs -- also Noadiah the prophetess and the other prophets who were trying to scare me!

They were telling me about his good deeds and then taking back to him the things I said. Tobiah, on the other hand, sent letters in order to scare me.

And the other people gave twenty thousand drams, and two thousand pound of silver, and seven and three score priests' garments.

Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

and Joel the son of Zicri was their overseer, and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city.

of Abijah, Zicri; of Miniamin; of Moadiah, Piltai;

And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:

And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.