Nehemiah 2: Nehemiah Returns to Rebuild the Wall

King Artaxerxes notices Nehemiah’s sorrow, and after a quick prayer Nehemiah asks to go rebuild Jerusalem; by God’s kind hand the king grants letters and timber. Nehemiah inspects the ruins by night, rallies the leaders, and answers the scorn of Sanballat, Tobiah and Geshem by declaring God will prosper the work.

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When Sanballat, Tobiah and Geshem mocked the builders, what did they accuse them of (Nehemiah 2:19)?

That they were building a new temple for other godsThat they were plotting a revolt against the kingThat they had hidden stolen weapons inside the templeThat they were stealing timber from the king’s forest