Fondare 1930 Risultati per: Choosing A King
Even now, like enough, he is dividing up the spoil, of the captive women choosing out the fairest; Sisara shall have embroidered garments for his share; see the pile of necklaces that lies there, so intricate in design! (Judges 5, 30)
And with that all the citizens of Sichem and all those who dwelt at Mello met together, and there, by the oak at Sichem, they made Abimelech their king. (Judges 9, 6)
There was a time when the trees went about to anoint a king who should rule over them, and said to the olive-tree, Come and be our king. (Judges 9, 8)
And the bramble said, If you have chosen me for your king in all honesty, why then, come and rest in my shadow. If your hearts are false, then burn bramble, and set light to all the cedars on Lebanon! (Judges 9, 15)
And you, have you kept faith and honour in making Abimelech your king? Have you dealt kindly with Jerobaal and his race, shewn gratitude for the good service he did you? Here was a man that fought in your cause, (Judges 9, 16)
And now you have risen in arms against my father’s house, you have murdered at one blow seventy men that were his sons, and you have made Abimelech, the son of his serving-wench, king of all Sichem; one that is your own kin. (Judges 9, 18)
Was this honourably done? Have you kept faith with the race of Jerobaal? Why then, I wish you joy of your king, and Abimelech of his subjects. (Judges 9, 19)
So, for three years, Abimelech was king in Israel; (Judges 9, 22)
Go and ask help from the gods of your own choosing; it is they who ought to befriend you in your hour of need. (Judges 10, 14)
And next, he sent messengers to ask the king of Ammon, in his name, What interfering ways are these, that thou comest here to plunder my land? (Judges 11, 12)
By the same messengers, Jephte sent back word to the king of Ammon: (Judges 11, 14)
Here they sent out envoys to ask the king of Edom for passage through his land, but he would not listen to them; and also to the king of Moab, but he too refused. So they halted on their journey at Cades, (Judges 11, 17)
