Trouvé 2202 Résultats pour: King Joash
Heliodorus offered sacrifice to the Lord and made most solemn vows to the preserver of his life, and then took courteous leave of Onias and marched his forces back to the king. (2 Maccabees 3, 35)
When the king asked Heliodorus what sort of man would be the right person to send to Jerusalem on a second occasion, he replied, (2 Maccabees 3, 37)
went to see the king, not to play the accuser of his fellow-citizens, but having the public and private welfare of the entire people at heart. (2 Maccabees 4, 5)
He saw that, without some intervention by the king, an orderly administration would no longer be possible, nor would Simon put a stop to his folly. (2 Maccabees 4, 6)
he approached the king with a promise of three hundred and sixty talents of silver, with eighty talents to come from some other source of revenue. (2 Maccabees 4, 8)
He further committed himself to paying another hundred and fifty, if the king would empower him to set up a gymnasium and youth centre, and to register the Antiochists of Jerusalem. (2 Maccabees 4, 9)
When the king gave his assent, Jason, as soon as he had seized power, imposed the Greek way of life on his fellow-countrymen. (2 Maccabees 4, 10)
On the occasion of the quadrennial games at Tyre in the presence of the king, (2 Maccabees 4, 18)
Apollonius son of Menestheus had been sent to Egypt to attend the wedding of King Philometor. Antiochus, having learnt that the latter had become hostile to his affairs, began thinking about his own safety: that was why he had come to Joppa. He then moved to Jerusalem, (2 Maccabees 4, 21)
When three years had passed, Jason sent Menelaus, brother of the Simon mentioned above, to convey the money to the king and to complete negotiations on various essential matters. (2 Maccabees 4, 23)
But Menelaus, on being presented to the king, flattered him by his own appearance of authority, and so secured the high priesthood for himself, outbidding Jason by three hundred talents of silver. (2 Maccabees 4, 24)
As for Menelaus, he secured the office, but defaulted altogether on the sums promised to the king, (2 Maccabees 4, 27)
