Nehemiah 6:7

⁵  Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;

⁶  Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according to these words.

⁷  And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.

⁸  Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.

⁹  For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.