Trouvé 896 Résultats pour: Fortified City
A message, it said, from Cyrus, king of Persia. The Lord God of heaven has made me master of the world, and now he will have me rebuild his own temple for him at Jerusalem, a city of Judaea. (Ezra 1, 2)
Be it known to the king’s grace, that the Jews he sent here have betaken themselves to Jerusalem, a city ever infamous for its rebellions, where they have set about building up the ramparts and repairing the walls. (Ezra 4, 12)
We warn the king’s grace that if this city is rebuilt, and its walls restored, there will be an end of all tribute, toll and custom, to the prejudice of the royal revenues. (Ezra 4, 13)
Let him consult the archives of the kings who went before him, and he will learn, from what is set down in their annals, that this is a rebellious city, the bane of king and governor; time out of mind, wars were ever brewing there, and for that very reason it was laid in ruins. (Ezra 4, 15)
We warn the king’s grace, then, that once this city is rebuilt, and its walls restored, he must not look to have any dominions left on this side of the river. (Ezra 4, 16)
I have had research made, and it proves that this city rebelled ever against the royal allegiance, a nursery of wars and revolts. (Ezra 4, 19)
It is my pleasure that you should restrain these men from rebuilding their city, until I take further order. (Ezra 4, 21)
But the God of Israel had still his prophets, Aggaeus, and Zacharias son of Addo, to give his message to the Jews, now that they had returned to their own country and city. (Ezra 5, 1)
and at last in Ecbatana, a city of the Median province, a document was found to this effect: (Ezra 6, 2)
And now word went round Juda and Jerusalem, that all those who had returned from captivity must meet together in the city; (Ezra 10, 7)
These are the memoirs of Nehemias, son of Helchias. One day in the month of Casleu, the year, the twentieth of Artaxerxes, in the royal city of Susa, (Nehemiah 1, 1)
yet if we came back to thee, if we kept thy bidding in mind and performed it, then wouldst thou reunite us, though the furthest corner of earth were our place of banishment, and bring us home to that city which is the chosen shrine of thy name. (Nehemiah 1, 9)
