Seven Attempts to Stop Nehemiah’s Work 1. 2:19 Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem mocked Nehemiah. 2. 4:1–3 Sanballat and Tobiah mocked Nehemiah. 3. 4:7–23 The enemy threatened a military attack. 4. 6:1–4 Sanballat and Geshem attempted to lure Nehemiah outside of Jerusalem to Ono. 5. 6:5–9 Sanballat threatened Nehemiah with false charges. 6. 6:10–14 Shemaiah, Noadiah, and others were paid to prophesy falsely and discredit Nehemiah. 7. 6:17–19 Tobiah had spies in Jerusalem and wrote Nehemiah letters in