Nehemiah 6:10
Good News Translation
About this time I went to visit Shemaiah, the son of Delaiah and grandson of Mehetabel, who was unable to leave his house. He said to me, "You and I must go and hide together in the Holy Place of the Temple and lock the doors, because they are coming to kill you. Any night now they will come to kill you."

New Revised Standard Version
One day when I went into the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his house, he said, “Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us close the doors of the temple, for they are coming to kill you; indeed, tonight they are coming to kill you.”

Contemporary English Version
One day I went to visit Shemaiah. He wasn't supposed to leave his house, but he said, "Let's hurry to the holy place of the temple and hide there. We will lock the temple doors, because your enemies are planning to kill you tonight."

New American Bible
I went to the house of Shemaiah, son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his house, and he said: “Let us meet in the house of God, inside the temple building; let us lock the doors of the temple. For they are coming to kill you—by night they are coming to kill you.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I went into the house of Samaia the son of Delaia, the son of Metabeel privately. And he said: Let us consult together in the house of God in the midst of the temple: and let us shut the doors of the temple, for they will come to kill thee, and in the night they will come to slay thee.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And I went into the house of Samaia the son of Delaia, the son of Metabeel privately. And he said: Let us consult together in the house of God in the midst of the temple: and let us shut the doors of the temple, for they will come to kill thee, and in the night they will come to slay thee.

Shemaiah

Nehemiah 6:12 And I understood that God had not sent him, but that he had spoken to me as if he had been prophesying, and Tobias, and Sanaballat had hired him.

Ezra 8:16 So I sent Eliezer, and Ariel, and Semeias, and Elnathan, and Jarib, and another Elnathan, and Nathan, and Zacharias, and Mosollam, chief men: and Joiarib, and Elnathan, wise men.

Ezra 10:31 And of the sons of Herem, Eliezer, Josue, Melchias, Semeias, Simeon,

Proverbs 11:9 When it goeth well with the just, the city shall rejoice: and when the wicked perish, there shall be praise.

Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

shut up

2 Kings 9:8 And I will destroy all the house of Achab, and I will cut off from Achab, him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up, and the meanest in Israel.

Jeremiah 36:5 And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying: I am shut up, and cannot go into the house of the Lord.

Ezekiel 3:24 And the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet: and he spoke to me, and said to me: Go in; and shut thyself up in the midst of thy house.

Let us meet

Psalm 12:2 They have spoken vain things, every one to his neighbour: with deceitful lips, and with a double heart have they spoken.

Psalm 37:12 The sinner shall watch the just man: and shall gnash upon him with his teeth.

Psalm 120:2,3 O Lord, deliver my soul from wicked lips, and a deceitful tongue. . . .

the house

1 Kings 6:5 And upon the wall of the temple, he built floors round about, in the walls of the house, round about the temple and the oracle, and he made chambers in the sides round about.

2 Kings 11:3 And he was with her six years, hid in the house of the Lord. And Athalia reigned over the land.

let us shut

2 Chronicles 28:24 Then Achaz having taken away all the vessels of the house of God, and broken them, shut up the doors of the temple of God, and made himself altars in all the corners of Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 29:3,7 In the first year and month of his reign he opened the doors of the house of the Lord, and repaired them. . . .

Malachi 1:10 Who is there among you, that will shut the doors, and will kindle the fire on my altar gratis? I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts: and I will not receive a gift of your hand.

Acts 21:30 And he whole city was in an uproar: and the people ran together. And taking Paul, they drew him out of the temple: and immediately the doors were shut.

in the night

Job 24:13-17 They have been rebellious to the light, they have not known his ways, neither have they returned by his paths. . . .

John 3:20 For every one that doth evil hateth the light and cometh not to the light, that his works may not be reproved.

Context
Sanballat's Conspiracy
9For all these men thought to frighten us, thinking that our hands would cease from the work, and that we would leave off. Wherefore I strengthened my hands the more: 10And I went into the house of Samaia the son of Delaia, the son of Metabeel privately. And he said: Let us consult together in the house of God in the midst of the temple: and let us shut the doors of the temple, for they will come to kill thee, and in the night they will come to slay thee.11And I said: Should such a man as I flee? and who is there that being as I am, would go into the temple, to save his life? I will not go in.…
Cross References
Genesis 36:39
This man also being dead, Adar reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Phau: and his wife was called Meetabel, the daughter of Matred, daughter of Mezaab.

Jeremiah 36:5
And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying: I am shut up, and cannot go into the house of the Lord.

Nehemiah 6:9
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