Nehemiah 2:19

2:19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard all this, ¹  they derided us and expressed contempt toward us. They said, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”

Nehemiah 4:3

4:3 Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was close by, said, “If even a fox were to climb up on what they are building, it would break down their wall of stones!”

Nehemiah 13:1

Further Reforms by Nehemiah

13:1 On that day the book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing ²  of the people. They found ³  written in it that no Ammonite or Moabite may ever enter the assembly of God,

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¹ tn The Hebrew text does not include the words “all this,” but they have been added in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “ears.”

³ tn Heb “it was found.” The Hebrew verb is passive.