Löydetty 1028 Tulokset: City Walls
For he had entered into the city called Persepolis, and attempted to rob the temple, and to oppress the city: but the multitude running together to arms, put them to flight: and so it fell out that Antiochus being put to flight returned with disgrace. (2 Maccabees 9, 2)
And the city to which he was going in haste to lay it even with the ground, and to make it a, common buryingplace, he now desireth to make free. (2 Maccabees 9, 14)
But Machabeus, and they that were with him, by the protection of the Lord, recovered the temple and the city again. (2 Maccabees 10, 1)
And so after prayer taking their arms, they went forth further from the city, and when they were come very near the enemies they rested. (2 Maccabees 10, 27)
Gathered together fourscore thousand men, and all the horsemen, and came against the Jews, thinking to take the city, and make it a habitation of the Gentiles : (2 Maccabees 11, 2)
Then they all together blessed merciful Lord, and took great courage, being ready to break through not only men, but also the fiercest beasts, walls of iron. (2 Maccabees 11, 9)
Which when they had consented to, according to the common decree of the city, suspecting nothing, because of the peace : when they were gone forth into the deep, they drowned no fewer than two hundred of them. (2 Maccabees 12, 4)
He also laid siege to a certain strong city, encompassed with bridges and walls, and inhabited by multitudes of different nations, the name of which is Casphin. (2 Maccabees 12, 13)
But they that were within it, trusting in the strength of the walls, and the provision of victuals, behaved in a more negligent manner, and provoked Judas with railing and blaspheming, and uttering such words as were not to be spoken. (2 Maccabees 12, 14)
But Machabeus calling upon the great Lord of the world, who without any rams or engines of war threw down the walls of Jericho in the time of Josue, fiercely assaulted the walls. (2 Maccabees 12, 15)
And having taken the city by the will of the Lord, he made an unspeakable slaughter, so that a pool adjoining of two furlongs broad seemed to run with the blood of the slain. (2 Maccabees 12, 16)
And after he had put to flight and destroyed these, he removed his army to Ephron, a strong city, wherein there dwelt a multitude of divers nations: and stout young men standing upon the walls made a vigorous resistance: and in this place there were many engines of war, and a provision of darts. (2 Maccabees 12, 27)
