Talált 1732 Eredmények: Eli
And for the high priest himself, the very aspect of him was heart-rending; such a change of look and colour betrayed his inward feelings; (2 Maccabees 3, 16)
and here was Heliodorus carrying out his design, already arrived at the treasury with his body-guard in attendance. (2 Maccabees 3, 23)
What saw they? A horse, royally caparisoned, that charged upon Heliodorus and struck him down with its fore-feet; terrible of aspect its rider was, and his armour seemed all of gold. (2 Maccabees 3, 25)
Two other warriors they saw, how strong of limb, how dazzling of mien, how bravely clad! These stood about Heliodorus and fell to scourging him, this side and that, blow after blow, without respite. (2 Maccabees 3, 26)
It was not long before friends of Heliodorus were entreating Onias to call down mercy from the most High, on one that was now at death’s door. (2 Maccabees 3, 31)
He was yet at his prayers, when those two warriors, in the same brave attire, stood by Heliodorus again; Thanks thou owest, they said, to the high priest Onias; at his instance, the Lord grants thee life; (2 Maccabees 3, 33)
Be sure this Heliodorus offered God sacrifice; ay, and made vows a many for his preservation, and thanked Onias besides; then he marched his army back to the king. (2 Maccabees 3, 35)
Such is the tale of Heliodorus, and of the treasury’s preserving. (2 Maccabees 3, 40)
And now, what must Simon do, the same that had drawn men’s eyes to his country with stories of treasure, but fall to slandering Onias? Onias it was, by his way of it, had egged Heliodorus on,✻ and been the author of the mischief. (2 Maccabees 4, 1)
now riding in ordered ranks, now engaged in close combat. In long array they moved past, shields and helmeted heads and drawn swords; flew javelin and flashed golden harness, a whole armoury of shining mail. (2 Maccabees 5, 3)
And now a false rumour went abroad, Antiochus had come by his death. Jason’s ears it reached, and all at once, with full a thousand men at his back, he delivered an assault upon the city. Let the townsfolk man the walls as they would, at last it fell, and Menelaus must take refuge within the citadel. (2 Maccabees 5, 5)
Free had they been from the meshes of such guilt, Antiochus, too, should have been greeted with a drubbing, as Heliodorus was, the man king Seleucus sent to rob the treasury, and should have learned to leave his rash purpose. (2 Maccabees 5, 18)
