Fondare 675 Risultati per: Enemies Of The Jews
Brandish thy lightnings, to rout my enemies; shoot thy arrows, and throw them into confusion! (Psalms 143, 6)
But the Jews’ answer was, come out and yield to the king’s pleasure they might not; law of the sabbath rest forbade it. (1 Maccabees 2, 34)
but the Jews made no resistance, never a stone flew, never a hiding-place of theirs was put in a state of defence; (1 Maccabees 2, 36)
Now for girded loins, cried Judas, and brave hearts! By to-morrow’s light, you must engage yonder heathen, sworn enemies to us, and to the ground we hold sacred. (1 Maccabees 3, 58)
and Lysias, that erstwhile marched out with so brave a retinue, had left the Jews masters of the field. Now they were strong and well-armed, such spoil they had taken from the armies they overthrew; (1 Maccabees 6, 6)
Meanwhile, what of the Jews that dwelt about the holy place? Here was the garrison of the citadel hemming them in, seeking ever to do them injury, and to sustain the Gentile cause. (1 Maccabees 6, 18)
Jews are we, that resolved we would be loyal to thy father, his policy furthering, his will obeying. (1 Maccabees 6, 23)
But now, finding the royal forces so strong, and so determined in their attack, the Jews withdrew from the encounter. (1 Maccabees 6, 47)
As for the Jews, they met engine with engine, and fought on day after day; (1 Maccabees 6, 52)
So, upon terms with the king and his generals, the Jews gave up their stronghold; (1 Maccabees 6, 61)
To him came certain Israelites, enemies of the law and of religion, with Alcimus at their head, a man who coveted the high-priestly office. (1 Maccabees 7, 5)
So Bacchides left Jerusalem and pitched his camp at Bethzecha, where he made search and laid hands on many that had deserted from his own army; some of the Jews he massacred besides, and had their bodies thrown into the Great Cistern; (1 Maccabees 7, 19)
