Trouvé 2999 Résultats pour: King David
"Lucius, Consul of the Romans, sends greetings to King Ptolemy. (1 Maccabees 15, 16)
When King Antiochus was encamped before Dor, he assaulted it continuously both with troops and with the siege machines he had made. He blockaded Trypho by preventing anyone from going in or out. (1 Maccabees 15, 25)
So Athenobius, the king's Friend, came to Jerusalem and on seeing the splendor of Simon's court, the gold and silver plate on the sideboard, and the rest of his rich display, he was amazed. When he gave him the king's message, (1 Maccabees 15, 32)
Athenobius made no reply, but returned to the king in anger. When he told him of Simon's words, of his splendor, and of all he had seen, the king fell into a violent rage. (1 Maccabees 15, 36)
Then the king appointed Cendebeus commander-in-chief of the seacoast, and gave him infantry and cavalry forces. (1 Maccabees 15, 38)
He ordered him to move his troops against Judea and to fortify Kedron and strengthen its gates, so that he could launch attacks against the Jewish people. Meanwhile the king went in pursuit of Trypho. (1 Maccabees 15, 39)
As the king ordered, he fortified Kedron and stationed horsemen and infantry there, so that they could go out and patrol the roads of Judea. (1 Maccabees 15, 41)
Then Ptolemy wrote an account of this and sent it to the king, asking that troops be sent to help him and that the country be turned over to him. (1 Maccabees 16, 18)
Dated in the year one hundred and eighty-eight. The people of Jerusalem and Judea, the senate, and Judas send greetings and good wishes to Aristobulus, counselor of King Ptolemy and member of the family of the anointed priests, and to the Jews in Egypt. (2 Maccabees 1, 10)
Since we have been saved by God from grave dangers, we give him great thanks for having fought on our side against the king; (2 Maccabees 1, 11)
Many years later, when it so pleased God, Nehemiah, commissioned by the king of Persia, sent the descendants of the priests who had hidden the fire to look for it. (2 Maccabees 1, 20)
The prayer was as follows: "Lord, Lord God, creator of all things, awesome and strong, just and merciful, the only king and benefactor, (2 Maccabees 1, 24)
