Sanballat and Geshem sent word to me saying, &#8220;Come on! Let&#8217;s set up a time to meet together at Kephirim<n id="1" /> in the plain of Ono.&#8221; Now they intended to do me harm.p>

But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard all this,<n id="1" /> they derided us and expressed contempt toward us. They said, &#8220;What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?&#8221;

<t /><p class="bodytext">When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and no breach remained in it (even though up to that time I had not positioned doors in the gates),

Written in it were the following words:p> <p class="bodytext">&#8220;Among the nations it is rumored<n id="1" /> (and Geshem<n id="2" /> has substantiated<n id="3" /> this) that you and the Jews have intentions of revolting, and for this reason you are building the wall. Furthermore, according to these rumors<n id="4" /> you are going to become their king.