Trouvé 208 Résultats pour: Choosing The Better Part
Ask and learn who I am, and the rest that take our part, and they shall tell thee that thy foot is not able to to flight in their own land. (1 Maccabees 10, 72)
So when Jonathan heard these words of Apollonius, he was moved in his mind, and choosing ten thousand men he went out of Jerusalem, where Simon his brother met him for to help him. (1 Maccabees 10, 74)
Moreover there was one Tryphon, that had been of Alexander's part afore, who, seeing that all the host murmured against Demetrius, went to Simalcue the Arabian that brought up Antiochus the young son of Alexander, (1 Maccabees 11, 39)
For he had heard that they would deliver the hold unto them that took Demetrius' part; wherefore he set a garrison there to keep it. (1 Maccabees 12, 34)
Upon this they came together to build up the city, forasmuch as part of the wall toward the brook on the east side was fallen down, and they repaired that which was called Caphenatha. (1 Maccabees 12, 37)
But he, choosing rather to die gloriously, than to live stained with such an abomination, spit it forth, and came of his own accord to the torment, (2 Maccabees 6, 19)
Then forthwith choosing Nicanor the son of Patroclus, one of his special friends, he sent him with no fewer than twenty thousand of all nations under him, to root out the whole generation of the Jews; and with him he joined also Gorgias a captain, who in matters of war had great experience. (2 Maccabees 8, 9)
And by the help of the Almighty they slew above nine thousand of their enemies, and wounded and maimed the most part of Nicanor's host, and so put all to flight; (2 Maccabees 8, 24)
And after the sabbath, when they had given part of the spoils to the maimed, and the widows, and orphans, the residue they divided among themselves and their servants. (2 Maccabees 8, 28)
For Ptolemeus, that was called Macron, choosing rather to do justice unto the Jews for the wrong that had been done unto them, endeavoured to continue peace with them. (2 Maccabees 10, 12)
Now the sun being newly risen, they joined both together; the one part having together with their virtue their refuge also unto the Lord for a pledge of their success and victory: the other side making their rage leader of their battle (2 Maccabees 10, 28)
He prayed him also to take a wife, and to beget children: so he married, was quiet, and took part of this life. (2 Maccabees 14, 25)
