First name Sanballat in the world's Bibles
In the bible, Sanballat is the name of the Horonite who opposed Nehemiah (NEH 2:10). Meaning of the name: bramble-bush; enemy in secret. Related names are: Tobiah, Geshem, Israel . The translations of Sanballat in 20 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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below, from San-Ba-Lát in Vietnamese to סַנְבַלַּט in Hebrew!
Wear it!When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel. (NEH 2:10)
But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king? (NEH 2:19)
But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews. (NEH 4:1)
But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth, (NEH 4:7)
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;) (NEH 6:1)
That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief. (NEH 6:2)
Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand; (NEH 6:5)
And, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. (NEH 6:12)
My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear. (NEH 6:14)
And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me. (NEH 13:28)