Trouvé 1208 Résultats pour: Tor
Soon as the dawn broke, they engaged; on the one side, all trust in the Lord, valour’s best pledge of victory and fairer times; on the other, naught but human eagerness to inspire courage. (2 Maccabees 10, 28)
When all was over, they sang hymns of praise and gave thanks to the Lord, that had done marvellous things for Israel, and granted them victory. (2 Maccabees 10, 38)
Doubt not I will be a good suitor in your cause hereafter, so you abide loyal to the king’s interest. (2 Maccabees 11, 19)
And whereas we would have this nation live peaceably like the rest, we enact and decree that their temple should be restored to them, and that they should follow the custom of their forefathers. (2 Maccabees 11, 25)
At the news of Judas’ coming, Timotheus was fain to send on women, children, and stores, to Carnion, an impregnable fortress and one difficult of approach, so narrow the pass was. (2 Maccabees 12, 21)
Many were the pledges he gave, covenanting for the restoration of these hostages, and at last, for love of their brethren, they let him go free. (2 Maccabees 12, 25)
It was in the hundred and forty-ninth year news came to Judas that Antiochus Eupator was marching on Judaea in great force. (2 Maccabees 13, 1)
Lysias was at his side, that was lord protector and managed the affairs of the realm, and with him were a hundred and ten thousand foot, five thousand horse, twenty-two elephants, and three hundred scythed chariots. (2 Maccabees 13, 2)
So, committing all to God, the world’s creator, and bidding his men fight bravely, even to the death, for law, temple, city, country and kinsmen, he pitched his camp at Modin. (2 Maccabees 13, 14)
The watchword he gave them was, Victory lies with God; and now, choosing out the best of his fighting men, he made a night attack upon the royal quarters. Four thousand men they slew in the camp, and the greatest of all the elephants, with the crew that rode him, (2 Maccabees 13, 15)
After this daybreak victory, won under God’s protection, (2 Maccabees 13, 17)
as for Machabaeus, the king made a friend of him, and appointed him both governor and commander of all the territory from Ptolemais to the Gerrenes.✻ (2 Maccabees 13, 24)
