When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,
Cross References
Nehemiah 4:6So we rebuilt the wall until all of it was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.
Nehemiah 4:8and all of them conspired to come and fight against Jerusalem and create a hindrance.
Nehemiah 6:16When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and disheartened, for they realized that this task had been accomplished by our God.
Nehemiah 13:23In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
Jeremiah 41:10Then Ishmael took captive all the remnant of the people of Mizpah--the daughters of the king along with all the others who remained in Mizpah--over whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Ishmael son of Nethaniah took them captive and set off to cross over to the Ammonites.
Treasury of Scripture
But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,
Sanballat
Nehemiah 4:1
But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.
Nehemiah 2:10,19
When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel…
the Ammonites
Judges 10:7
And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon.
Judges 11:12
And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land?
1 Samuel 11:2
And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.
Ashdodites
Nehemiah 13:23,24
In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab: …
1 Samuel 5:1,2
And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod…
2 Chronicles 26:6-8
And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines…
heard
Ezra 4:4-16
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building, …
Ezra 5:8
Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.
were made up.
Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Acts 4:17,18
But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name…
Acts 5:33
When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.
