John Gill, on Neh 6:17

“Moreover in those days many letters were sent by the principal men of the Jews to Tobias, and from Tobias there came letters to them.”

“Moreover, in those days,.... While the wall was building: the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them; letters passed between them frequently, they informing him how things went on at Jerusalem, and he advising them to what was detrimental to the true interest of their nation; such false friends had Nehemiah about him, and yet the work succeeded under him; which showed it the more to be of God.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.