¹⁰ And when ^(A)Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite ^[a]official heard about it, it was very displeasing to them that someone had come to seek the welfare of the sons of Israel.

¹⁹ But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite ^[a]official, and ^(A)Geshem the Arab heard about it, ^(B)they mocked us and despised us, and said, “What is this thing that you are doing? ^(C)Are you rebelling against the king?”

Work Is Ridiculed

4 ^[a]Now it came about that when ^(A)Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became furious and very angry, and he mocked the Jews.