This document is about
Shemaiah (son of Delaiah). For other homonyms, please refer to the
Shemaiah document.
A person who, at the request of Sanballat and Tobiah, opponents of Nehemiah (governor) when he was trying to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, spread false information.
Neh 6:10Afterward I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was shut in at home, and he said, “They are coming to kill you. Let us meet in the house of God, within the temple, and let us close the doors of the temple, for they are coming by night to kill you.”