Löydetty 451 Tulokset: Fortifying Cities
But if not, give me for them five hundred talents of silver, and for the havock that you have made, and the tributes of the cities other five hundred talents: or else we will come and fight against you. (1 Maccabees 15, 31)
Now Simon, as he was going through the cities that were in the country of Judea, and taking care for the good ordering of them, went down to Jericho, he and Mathathias and Judas his sons, in the year one hundred and seventy-seven, the eleventh month: the same is the month Sabath. (1 Maccabees 16, 14)
And Ptolemee wrote these things and sent to the king that he should send him an army to aid him, and he would deliver him the country, and their cities, and tributes. (1 Maccabees 16, 18)
So Heliodorus forthwith began his journey, under a colour of visiting the cities of Celesyria and Phenicia, but in- deed to fulfil the king's purpose. (2 Maccabees 3, 8)
Then Menelaus supposing that he had found a convenient time, having stolen certain vessels of gold out of the temple, gave them to Andronicus, and others he had sold at Tyre, and in the neighbouring cities. (2 Maccabees 4, 32)
And taking in his wicked hands the holy vessels, which were given by other kings and cities, for the ornament and the glory of the place, he unworthily handled and profaned them. (2 Maccabees 5, 16)
And there went out a decree into the neighbouring cities of the Gentiles, by the suggestion of the Ptolemeans, that they also should act in like manner against the Jews, to oblige them to sacrifice: (2 Maccabees 6, 8)
So coming unawares upon the towns and cities, he set them on fire, and taking possession of the most commodious places, he made no small slaughter of the enemies · (2 Maccabees 8, 6)
Wherefore he sent immediately to the cities upon the sea coast, to invite men together to buy up the Jewish slaves, promising that they should have ninety slaves for one talent, not reflecting on the vengeance, which was to follow him from the Almighty. (2 Maccabees 8, 11)
The patient man is better than the valiant: and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh cities. (Proverbs 16, 32)
A brother that is helped by his brother, is like a strong city: and judgments are like the bars of cities. (Proverbs 18, 19)
It hath destroyed the strong cities of the rich, and hath overthrown the houses of great men. (Ecclesiasticus 28, 17)
