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Bribery » Instances of » The false prophet, shemaiah
And I came to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabeel, and he was shut up; and he will say, We will pass over to the house of God into the midst of the temple, and we will shut the doors of the temple: for they are coming to kill thee; and by night coming to kill thee. And saying, Shall a man like me flee? and who as I that shall go into the temple and live? I will not go in. And I shall know, and behold, not God sent him; for he spake the prophecy against me: and Tobiah and Sanballat hired him. read more.
So that he was hired that I shall be afraid and do thus, and sin, and it was to them for an evil name, so that they shall reproach me.
So that he was hired that I shall be afraid and do thus, and sin, and it was to them for an evil name, so that they shall reproach me.
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » Nehemiah, in refusing to take refuge in the temple
And I came to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabeel, and he was shut up; and he will say, We will pass over to the house of God into the midst of the temple, and we will shut the doors of the temple: for they are coming to kill thee; and by night coming to kill thee. And saying, Shall a man like me flee? and who as I that shall go into the temple and live? I will not go in. And I shall know, and behold, not God sent him; for he spake the prophecy against me: and Tobiah and Sanballat hired him. read more.
So that he was hired that I shall be afraid and do thus, and sin, and it was to them for an evil name, so that they shall reproach me.
So that he was hired that I shall be afraid and do thus, and sin, and it was to them for an evil name, so that they shall reproach me.
Delaiah » Father of a false prophet
And I came to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabeel, and he was shut up; and he will say, We will pass over to the house of God into the midst of the temple, and we will shut the doors of the temple: for they are coming to kill thee; and by night coming to kill thee.
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Mehetabeel » A person whose grandson tried to intimidate nehemiah
And I came to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabeel, and he was shut up; and he will say, We will pass over to the house of God into the midst of the temple, and we will shut the doors of the temple: for they are coming to kill thee; and by night coming to kill thee.
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Murder » Often committed by night
The murderer will rise by light; he will kill the poor and needy; and in the night he will be as a thief.
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And I came to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabeel, and he was shut up; and he will say, We will pass over to the house of God into the midst of the temple, and we will shut the doors of the temple: for they are coming to kill thee; and by night coming to kill thee.
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Nehemiah » Courage
In the place which ye shall hear the voice of the trumpet there ye shall gather together to us; our God shall war for us.
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And I came to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabeel, and he was shut up; and he will say, We will pass over to the house of God into the midst of the temple, and we will shut the doors of the temple: for they are coming to kill thee; and by night coming to kill thee. And saying, Shall a man like me flee? and who as I that shall go into the temple and live? I will not go in.
Shemaiah » False prophet
And I came to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabeel, and he was shut up; and he will say, We will pass over to the house of God into the midst of the temple, and we will shut the doors of the temple: for they are coming to kill thee; and by night coming to kill thee.
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And to Shemaiah the Nehelamite thou shalt say, saying, Thus said Jehovah of armies, God of Israel, saying, Because thou didst send writings as thy name to all the people which are in Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest, and to the priests, saying, Jehovah gave thee priest instead of Jehoida the priest to be overseers of the house of Jehovah, and for every man raving and prophesying, and give him to the stocks and to the prison. read more.
And now wherefore didst thou not reprove with Jeremiah of Anathoth prophesying to you? For, for this, he sent to us in Babel, saying, This is long: build ye houses, and inhabit; plant gardens, and eat their fruit And Zephaniah the priest will read this writing in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet. And the word of Jehovah will be to Jeremiah, saying, Send to all the captivity, saying, Thus said Jehovah to Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because Shemaiah prophesied to you, and I sent him not, and he will cause you to trust in falsehood: For this, thus said Jehovah, Behold me reviewing upon Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and upon his seed: there shall not be to him a man in the midst of this people; and he shall not look upon the good I do to ray people, says Jehovah; for he spake turning away against Jehovah.
And now wherefore didst thou not reprove with Jeremiah of Anathoth prophesying to you? For, for this, he sent to us in Babel, saying, This is long: build ye houses, and inhabit; plant gardens, and eat their fruit And Zephaniah the priest will read this writing in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet. And the word of Jehovah will be to Jeremiah, saying, Send to all the captivity, saying, Thus said Jehovah to Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because Shemaiah prophesied to you, and I sent him not, and he will cause you to trust in falsehood: For this, thus said Jehovah, Behold me reviewing upon Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and upon his seed: there shall not be to him a man in the midst of this people; and he shall not look upon the good I do to ray people, says Jehovah; for he spake turning away against Jehovah.
Temple » Solomon's » Uses of the temple » For refuge
And Jehoida the priest will command the captains of hundreds: overseeing the army, and he will say to them Bring her forth to within the ranks, be going after her being killed with the sword, For the priest said, She shall not be: killed in the house of Jehovah
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And I came to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabeel, and he was shut up; and he will say, We will pass over to the house of God into the midst of the temple, and we will shut the doors of the temple: for they are coming to kill thee; and by night coming to kill thee. And saying, Shall a man like me flee? and who as I that shall go into the temple and live? I will not go in.
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Conspires to injure and intimidate nehemiah
And it will be as it was heard by Sanballat and Tobiah, and by Geshem the Arabian, and by the rest of our enemies, that I built the wall and a breach was not left in it; also even to this time I set not up the doors in the gates; And Sanballat sent to me and Geshem, saying, Come, and we will pass over together in the villages in the valley of Ono. And they reckoned to do evil to me And I shall send messengers to them, saying, I do a great work, and I shall not be able to come down: wherefore shall the work cease when I shall desist and come down to you? read more.
And they will send to me according to this word four times; and I shall turn them back according to this word. And Sanballat will send his young man to me according to this word the fifth time, and a letter opened in his hand; Being written in it, It was heard in the nations, and Geshem said, Thou and the Jews are reckoning to rebel: for this thou buildest the wall, and thou to be to them for king according to these words. And also thou didst set up prophets to call upon thee in Jerusalem, saying, A king in Judah: and now it will be heard by the king according to these words: and now come and we will counsel together. And I shall send to him saying, It was not according to these words which thou sayest, for from thy heart thou feignest them. For all of them causing us to be afraid, saying, their hands shall be slackened from the work, and it shall not be done. And now strengthen my hand. And I came to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabeel, and he was shut up; and he will say, We will pass over to the house of God into the midst of the temple, and we will shut the doors of the temple: for they are coming to kill thee; and by night coming to kill thee. And saying, Shall a man like me flee? and who as I that shall go into the temple and live? I will not go in. And I shall know, and behold, not God sent him; for he spake the prophecy against me: and Tobiah and Sanballat hired him. So that he was hired that I shall be afraid and do thus, and sin, and it was to them for an evil name, so that they shall reproach me. Remember, O my God, to Tobiah and to Sanballat, according to these his works, and also to Noadiah the prophetess, and to the rest of the prophets who were causing me to fear.
And they will send to me according to this word four times; and I shall turn them back according to this word. And Sanballat will send his young man to me according to this word the fifth time, and a letter opened in his hand; Being written in it, It was heard in the nations, and Geshem said, Thou and the Jews are reckoning to rebel: for this thou buildest the wall, and thou to be to them for king according to these words. And also thou didst set up prophets to call upon thee in Jerusalem, saying, A king in Judah: and now it will be heard by the king according to these words: and now come and we will counsel together. And I shall send to him saying, It was not according to these words which thou sayest, for from thy heart thou feignest them. For all of them causing us to be afraid, saying, their hands shall be slackened from the work, and it shall not be done. And now strengthen my hand. And I came to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabeel, and he was shut up; and he will say, We will pass over to the house of God into the midst of the temple, and we will shut the doors of the temple: for they are coming to kill thee; and by night coming to kill thee. And saying, Shall a man like me flee? and who as I that shall go into the temple and live? I will not go in. And I shall know, and behold, not God sent him; for he spake the prophecy against me: and Tobiah and Sanballat hired him. So that he was hired that I shall be afraid and do thus, and sin, and it was to them for an evil name, so that they shall reproach me. Remember, O my God, to Tobiah and to Sanballat, according to these his works, and also to Noadiah the prophetess, and to the rest of the prophets who were causing me to fear.
Also his good things were said before me, and my words were brought forth to him. Tobiah sent letters to cause me to fear.
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