Nehemia 4:9

4:9 So we prayed to our God and stationed a guard to protect against them ¹  both day and night.

Nehemia 6:8

6:8 I sent word back to him, “We are not engaged in these activities you are describing. ²  All of this is a figment of your imagination.” ³ 

Nehemia 6:17

6:17 In those days the aristocrats of Judah repeatedly sent letters to Tobiah, and responses from Tobiah were repeatedly coming to them.

Nehemia 11:19

11:19 And the gatekeepers:

Akkub, Talmon and their colleagues who were guarding the gates – 172.

Nehemia 12:25

12:25 Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who were guarding the storerooms at the gates.

[4:9]  ¹ tn Heb “against them.” The words “to protect” are added in the translation for the sake of clarity and smoothness. Some emend MT עֲלֵיהֶם (’alehem, “against them”) to עָלֶיהָ (’aleha, “against it,” i.e., Jerusalem).

[6:8]  ² tn Heb “We are not according to these matters that you are saying.”

[6:8]  ³ tn Heb “For from your heart you are inventing them.”