Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite—The term used indicates him to have been a freed slave, elevated to some official dignity. These were district magistrates ...

It grieved them exceedingly that there came a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel; to which the Moabites and Ammonites were always averse.

"Let us rise up," that is, "let us do it with vigour, and diligence, and resolution, as those that are determined to go through with it." So they strengthened ...

It is generally used as a title for an official and probably indicates that he had an official position in the Persian government (so Good News Translation).

Nehemiah 2:10 conveys the themes of opposition, compassion, and spiritual warfare that are prevalent throughout the book of Nehemiah.

Nehemiah was the king's cupbearer – a significant position in any ancient royal court. The cupbearer was a personal bodyguard to the king.

The meanings of the names of the ten men listed from Adam to Noah form a statement of prophecy in Hebrew. "Man appointed mortal sorrow. The blessed God ...

10 Sanballat and Tobiah heard about what was happening. They were very upset that someone had come to work for the good of Israel's people. Sanballat was a ...

KJV When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of ...