Progress in Spite of Opposition

4 ^[a]When Sanballat^(A) heard that we were rebuilding the wall,^(B) he became furious. He mocked the Jews^(C)

^7 [a]When Sanballat, Tobiah, and the Arabs,^(A) Ammonites, and Ashdodites heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed,^(B) they became furious.^(C)

Attempts to Discourage the Builders

6 When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies^(A) heard that I had rebuilt the wall and that no gap was left in it^(B)—though at that time I had not installed the doors in the gates^(C)—