Nehemiah 2:2

2:2 So the king said to me, “Why do you appear to be depressed when you aren’t sick? What can this be other than sadness of heart?” This made me very fearful.

Nehemiah 6:19

6:19 They were telling me about his good deeds and then taking back to him the things I said. ¹  Tobiah, on the other hand, sent letters in order to scare ²  me.

[6:19]  ¹ tn Heb “my words.”

[6:19]  ² tn Or “to intimidate” (so NIV, NRSV, NLT).