Talált 2179 Eredmények: Expansion Of The Kingdom Of Israel
At the end of his life, Josaphat made an alliance between Juda and Israel, under king Ochozias, that reigned very evilly. (2 Chronicles 20, 35)
and to all these their father gave rich presents of silver and gold, money for their needs, and walled cities in Juda to be their homes, but to Joram, the eldest, he left his kingdom. (2 Chronicles 21, 3)
thou wouldst play the wanton, like the house of Achab, teach the men of Juda and Jerusalem to betray their troth, after Israel’s fashion, and wouldst slay thy brethren, princes of thy own father’s line, better men than thyself. (2 Chronicles 21, 13)
He shared, too, their designs, and marched with the king of Israel, Joram that was son to Achab, against Hazael, king of Syria. They met at Ramoth-Galaad, and there Joram was wounded by the Syrians, (2 Chronicles 22, 5)
Jehu it was that made enquiry after Ochozias himself, who was found still hiding in the kingdom of Samaria, and so brought before him and slain. Yet he was given burial; was he not descended from king Josaphat, a king who had set his whole heart on following the Lord?✻ Little hope there seemed then of Juda being governed any longer by Ochozias’ kindred. (2 Chronicles 22, 9)
He summoned priests and Levites, and bade them go round the cities of Juda, collecting money from all that were of Israel’s race every year, so as to repair the temple of the Lord their God; and this he would have them do with all speed. But the Levites went about their work slowly, (2 Chronicles 24, 5)
and the king must needs send for the high priest Joiada; Why hast thou been at no pains, he asked, to make the Levites collect money throughout Juda and Jerusalem, the same money which the Lord’s servant Moses bade all Israel devote to the needs of the tabernacle?✻ (2 Chronicles 24, 6)
And word went round Juda and Jerusalem that each man was to pay the tax Moses enjoined on all Israel, out in the desert. (2 Chronicles 24, 9)
And for his great services to Israel and to David’s house, they buried him in David’s own Keep, among the kings. (2 Chronicles 24, 16)
To these he added a force of a hundred thousand warriors from Israel, hired for a hundred talents of silver. (2 Chronicles 25, 6)
But now a messenger from God came and told him, My lord king, this force of Israelites must not march with thee; to Israel, to the whole kingdom of Ephraim, the Lord denies his aid. (2 Chronicles 25, 7)
And when Amasias asked what was to become of the hundred talents he had spent on the mercenaries from Israel, the answer came, Worse losses yet the Lord can make good to thee. (2 Chronicles 25, 9)
