Trouvé 413 Résultats pour: Brother And Sister
But king Seleucus was done with life now, and the throne passed to Antiochus, called the Illustrious. And here was a brother Onias had, called Jason, that coveted the office of high priest. (2 Maccabees 4, 7)
Three years later, Jason would send to the king certain moneys, together with a report on affairs of moment; and for this errand he chose Menelaus, brother to that Simon we have before mentioned. (2 Maccabees 4, 23)
Thus was Jason supplanted, that had supplanted his own brother, and was driven to take refuge in the Ammonite country; (2 Maccabees 4, 26)
Menelaus leaving his high priesthood to his own brother, Lysimachus, and for Sostratus … he became governor of Cyprus.✻ (2 Maccabees 4, 29)
His body was brought home again; Philip, his foster-brother, came back with it, and then took refuge in Egypt with Ptolemy Philometor, so little he trusted the young prince Antiochus. (2 Maccabees 9, 29)
For two whole days they ransacked the fort, and at last came upon Timotheus✻ in his hiding-place; so they made an end of him, his brother Chaereas and Apollophanes perishing with him. (2 Maccabees 10, 37)
to which Simon, Judas’ brother, had withdrawn after a brush with the enemy, who daunted him by the suddenness of their advance.✻ (2 Maccabees 14, 17)
give to wisdom a sister’s welcome, and hail discernment as thy friend. (Proverbs 7, 4)
He is thy friend, who is thy friend at all times; of a brother’s love there is no test like adversity. (Proverbs 17, 17)
Dainty and listless go to work, thou art own brother to that work’s undoer. (Proverbs 18, 9)
When brother helps brother, theirs is the strength of a fortress; their cause is like a city gate barred, unassailable.✻ (Proverbs 18, 19)
Here is one that works alone, partner nor son nor brother to aid him, yet still works on, never content with his bright hoard, never asking, as he toils and stints himself, who shall gain by it. Frustration and lost labour, here too. (Ecclesiastes 4, 8)
