Nehemiah 4:7

And it came to pass that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians ,.... Who were under and influenced by Geshem the Arabian:

and the Ammonites ; over whom Tobiah was governor:

and the Ashdodites ; who were of Ashdod or Azotus, one of the principalities of the Philistines, who were always enemies to the Jews:

heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up ; or "the length of them went up" F4 עלתה ארוכה "ascendisset longitudo", Montanus; so Coeceius in rad. ארך . ; that is, the height of them; that they rose up high apace, and were got up to, or almost to their proper height:

and that the breaches began to be stopped ; for the walls were not all thrown down by the Chaldeans, but breaches made here and there, which were now repaired:

then they were very wroth ; and could not avoid showing it; before they mocked them, as attempting what they could not go through with; but now, perceiving the work went on with great success, they were enraged.