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

Sanballat and Tobiah Mock the Jews’ Work

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

^7 [a]Now it happened that when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the ^[b]repair of the walls of Jerusalem went on, and that the places broken down began to be closed, they were very angry.