Gefunden 278 Ergebnisse für: Redeeming Work
So much work there was to do with all the burnt-sacrifice that must be performed; the fat, too, of the welcome-offerings must be burned, and libations poured over the sacrifices. (2 Chronicles 29, 35)
To this all agreed, and he set a multitude of hands to work stopping up all the springs, as well as the stream that flowed through the open country; should there be water flowing freely for the kings of Assyria to profit by it? (2 Chronicles 32, 4)
Then he must carry out the same work of destruction in the cities of Manasses, Ephraim and Simeon, and all the way to Nephthali; (2 Chronicles 34, 6)
And they, in their turn, gave it to the craftsmen and masons, that must buy stone from the quarries; wood, too, for joiner’s work, and for roofing the buildings which earlier kings had left in ruins. (2 Chronicles 34, 11)
All this was faithfully carried out; the work was hastened on by these overseers, the Merarites Jahath and Abdias, the Caathites Zacharias and Masollam, Levites all and musicians; (2 Chronicles 34, 12)
This is to inform the king’s grace that we have paid a visit to Judaea, where they are building a temple of rough-hewn stone in honour of the great God; timber is already being fitted into the walls; they are busily employed, and have the work well in hand. (Ezra 5, 8)
Up rose the high priest Eliasib, and his priestly brethren with him, and rebuilt the Shepherds’ Gate; handselled it, and set up its doors, handselled the work all the way to Hundred-cubit Tower, all the way to the Tower of Hananeel. (Nehemiah 3, 1)
then the folk of Thecue, though never a shoulder did their chieftains put to the Lord’s work. (Nehemiah 3, 5)
There among his kinsmen, there before a throng of Samaritan folk, he taunted us: What are they about, these starveling Jews? Do they think we Gentiles will let them have their way? Or do they think to handsel their work at dawn and have it finished by nightfall? From those charred ashes can they make stones to build with? (Nehemiah 4, 2)
and thenceforward the warriors among us were divided into two companies; one of these remained at work, while behind them, under the clan chiefs of Juda, the rest stood arrayed for battle, with lance and shield, bow and breastplate. (Nehemiah 4, 16)
And even while they were at work, built they or loaded or carried loads, it was one hand to work with, and one closing still on a javelin;✻ (Nehemiah 4, 17)
We officers✻ too must take our share in the work, only half of us standing by with our spears, from dawn till the stars rise. (Nehemiah 4, 21)
