Four times they sent me the same message, and each time I gave the same reply.
Two plots upon Nehemiah we have here an account of, how cunningly they were laid by his enemies and how happily frustrated by God's good providence and his prudence. I. A plot to trepan him into a snare. The enemies had an account of the good forwardness the work was in, that all the breaches of the wall were made up, so that they considered...
Commenting on Nehemiah 6:1-9
Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort,.... Being very desirous of getting him into their hands, and therefore were very pressing and importunate: and I answered them after the same manner; every time as before, he being as much bent on finishing the work as they were to divert him from it.
Neh 6:4 They sent to him four times in the same manner (הזּה כּדּבר, comp. 2Sa 15:6), and Nehemiah gave them the same answer.