¹⁰ When Sanballat the Horonite^(A) and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites, they were greatly displeased.^(B)

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)

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)—