Trouvé 2296 Résultats pour: Chosen People
And did register the things that they spake in the council of the people in this manner; Numenius son of Antiochus, and Antipater son of Jason, the Jews' ambassadors, came unto us to renew the friendship they had with us. (1 Maccabees 14, 22)
And it pleased the people to entertain the men honourably, and to put the copy of their ambassage in publick records, to the end the people of the Lacedemonians might have a memorial thereof: furthermore we have written a copy thereof unto Simon the high priest. (1 Maccabees 14, 23)
Whereof when the people heard, they said, What thanks shall we give to Simon and his sons? (1 Maccabees 14, 25)
At Saramel in the great congregation of the priests, and people, and rulers of the nation, and elders of the country, were these things notified unto us. (1 Maccabees 14, 28)
(For after that Jonathan, having gathered his nation together, and been their high priest, was added to his people, (1 Maccabees 14, 30)
The people therefore sang the acts of Simon, and unto what glory he thought to bring his nation, made him their governor and chief priest, because he had done all these things, and for the justice and faith which he kept to his nation, and for that he sought by all means to exalt his people. (1 Maccabees 14, 35)
Also that it should be lawful for none of the people or priests to break any of these things, or to gainsay his words, or to gather an assembly in the country without him, or to be clothed in purple, or wear a buckle of gold; (1 Maccabees 14, 44)
Thus it liked all the people to deal with Simon, and to do as hath been said. (1 Maccabees 14, 46)
Moreover Antiochus son of Demetrius the king sent letters from the isles of the sea unto Simon the priest and prince of the Jews, and to all the people; (1 Maccabees 15, 1)
The contents whereof were these: King Antiochus to Simon the high priest and prince of his nation, and to the people of the Jews, greeting: (1 Maccabees 15, 2)
The Jews' ambassadors, our friends and confederates, came unto us to renew the old friendship and league, being sent from Simon the high priest, and from the people of the Jews: (1 Maccabees 15, 17)
At that time Simon sent him two thousand chosen men to aid him; silver also, and gold, and much armour. (1 Maccabees 15, 26)
