Nehemiah 6:7

6:7 You have also established prophets to announce ¹  in Jerusalem ²  on your behalf, ‘We have a king in Judah!’ Now the king is going to hear about these rumors. So come on! Let’s talk about this.” ³ 

Nehemiah 7:6

7:6 These are the people ⁴  of the province who returned ⁵  from the captivity of the exiles, whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had forced into exile. ⁶  They returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each to his own city.

[6:7]  ¹ tn Heb “call.”

[6:7]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[6:7]  ³ tn Heb “Let us consult together.”

[7:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “the sons of”; KJV, ASV “the children of”; NAB “the inhabitants of.”

[7:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “who were going up.”

[7:6]  ⁶ tc One medieval Hebrew manuscript has “to Babylon.” Cf. Ezra 2:1.