Talált 30 Eredmények: Maccabeus
He approved of Maccabeus and left him as military and civil governor of the territory from Ptolemais to the region of the Gerrenes. (2 Maccabees 13, 24)
"Those Jews called Hasideans, led by Judas Maccabeus, are warmongers, who stir up sedition and keep the kingdom from enjoying peace and quiet. (2 Maccabees 14, 6)
Stirred up by the villain's calumnies, the king became enraged. He wrote to Nicanor, stating that he was displeased with the treaty, and ordering him to send Maccabeus as a prisoner to Antioch without delay. (2 Maccabees 14, 27)
But Maccabeus noticed that Nicanor was becoming cool in his dealings with him, and acting with unaccustomed rudeness when they met; he concluded that this coldness betokened no good. So he gathered together a large number of his men, and went into hiding from Nicanor. (2 Maccabees 14, 30)
But Maccabeus remained confident, fully convinced that he would receive help from the LORD. (2 Maccabees 15, 7)
Maccabeus, contemplating the hosts before him, their elaborate equipment, and the fierceness of their elephants, stretched out his hands toward heaven and called upon the LORD who works miracles; for he knew that it is not through arms but through the LORD'S decision that victory is won by those who deserve it. (2 Maccabees 15, 21)
