Nehemiah 6:16-18

The Voice

¹⁶ When our enemies heard the work was complete and the surrounding nations saw our wall, their confidence crumbled. Only one possible conclusion could be drawn: it was not just our efforts that had done this thing. God had been working alongside us. ¹⁷ These developments caused a flurry of correspondence between the nobles of Judah and Tobiah. ¹⁸ Many of these nobles in Judah were tied to Tobiah by a marriage oath.

He was the son-in-law of Shecaniah (Arah’s son), and his son Jehohanan was married to the daughter of Meshullam (Berechiah’s son).