Nehemiah 6:1
Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;)
Cross-references
Nehemiah 6:6 is the slanderous letter that follows from the report in 6:1 — the enemies' next move in the narrative.
Nehemiah 2:10 introduces Sanballat and Tobiah's initial distress — the same enemies now reacting to the wall's completion.
Nehemiah 2:19 records the same enemies mocking when they hear of the rebuilding — precursor to their later scheming in 6:1.
Nehemiah 3:1 records the Sheep Gate being built and its doors set — earlier progress while 6:1 notes gates still unfinished.
Nehemiah 3:3 describes the Fish Gate's doors and bolts being set — one of the gates still incomplete in 6:1.
Nehemiah 3:6 shows the Old Gate's doors and bars installed — contrasting with the incomplete gates in 6:1.
Nehemiah 4:1 recounts Sanballat's anger upon hearing of the wall-building — a parallel reaction to the report in 6:1.
Nehemiah 4:7 describes enemies angry that gaps were being closed — directly parallel to 6:1 where no gap remains.
In Nehemiah 4:3, Tobiah mocks the wall's strength — now in 6:1 he hears it is built, showing his shift from scorn to alarm.
Nehemiah 7:1 reports the gates finally set and guards appointed — the next step after the incomplete gates mentioned in 6:1.
Nehemiah 4:6 describes the wall reaching half its height — earlier progress before the completion reported in 6:1.
Isaiah 58:12 promises the repairer of breaches — a prophecy fulfilled as Nehemiah rebuilds Jerusalem's wall.