requests. 9So I went to the governors of Trans-Euphrates and gave them the king’s letters. The king had also sent army officers and cavalry with me. 10When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were very much disturbed that someone had come to promote the welfare of the Israelites. Three months passed between the time when Nehemiah had heard of the plight of Jerusalem and when he asked the king for help. We do not know if fear held Nehemiah back or if he simply