Sanballat the Horonite

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Sanballat the Horonite

Hostile governor of Samaria who was 'greatly displeased that someone had come to seek the welfare of the people of Israel' and mocked the rebuilding of Jerusalem's wall.

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Key Passage Nehemiah 2:10, 19

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Regional official/governor in Samaria under Persian rule

Nehemiah 2:10Nehemiah 4:1–2

Sanballat was perfectly content while Jerusalem lay in ashes; the enemy only panics the moment you ask for the King's timber and begin rebuilding your walls.

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When Nehemiah arrived with royal letters to rebuild Jerusalem, Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite jeered at the Jews ('What are these feeble Jews doing?'), conspired to attack the builders, and sent five letters trying to lure Nehemiah down from the wall to the plain of Ono — only to watch the work finish in fifty-two days (Nehemiah 2:10, 19; Nehemiah 4:1–3; Nehemiah 6:1–16).

How Students Search & Remember Sanballat the Horonite:

“mocked nehemiah rebuilding the wall”“sanballat and tobiah”“invited nehemiah to the plain of ono”

ESV Scripture Index:

Nehemiah 2:10, 19Nehemiah 4:1–8Nehemiah 6:1–16

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Nehemiah 2:10, 19 • Scripture states