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¶ Then I came to the gouernours beyond the riuer, and gaue them the kings letters: (now the king had sent captaines of the army, and horsemen with me.)

That Sanballat, and Geshem sent vnto me, saying, Come, let vs meet together in some one of the villages in the plaine of Ono: But they thought to doe me mischiefe.

And I sent messengers vnto them, saying, I am doing a great worke, so that I can not come down: why should the worke cease, whilest I leaue it, and come downe to you?

Yet they sent vnto me foure times, after this sort; and I answered them after the same maner.

Then sent Sanballat his seruant vnto me, in like manner, the fifth time, with an open letter in his hand:

Then I sent vnto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine owne heart.

And loe, I perceiued that God had not sent him, but that he pronounced this prophecie against mee: for Tobiah, and Sanballat had hired him.

¶ Moreouer, in those dayes the nobles of Iudah sent many letters vnto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came vnto them.

1611 marginal noteHebr. multiplied letters passing to Tobiah.

Also they reported his good deeds before me, and vttered my wordes to him: and Tobiah sent letters to put me in feare.

1611 marginal noteOr, matters.