Fondare 1934 Risultati per: Deliverance Of The People
The king's letter to the people was as follows: "King Antiochus sends greetings to the Jewish senate and to the rest of the Jews. (2 Maccabees 11, 27)
The Romans also sent them a letter as follows: "Quintus Memmius and Titus Manius, legates of the Romans, send greetings to the Jewish people. (2 Maccabees 11, 34)
Some people of Joppa also committed this outrage: they invited the Jews who lived among them, together with their wives and children, to embark on boats which they had provided. There was no hint of enmity toward them; (2 Maccabees 12, 3)
this was done by public vote of the city. When the Jews, not suspecting treachery and wishing to live on friendly terms, accepted the invitation, the people of Joppa took them out to sea and drowned at least two hundred of them. (2 Maccabees 12, 4)
Judas then marched to Karnion and the shrine of Atargatis, where he killed twenty-five thousand people. (2 Maccabees 12, 26)
After the defeat and destruction of these, he moved his army to Ephron, a fortified city inhabited by people of many nationalities. Robust young men took up their posts in defense of the walls, from which they fought valiantly; inside were large supplies of machines and missiles. (2 Maccabees 12, 27)
But the Jews, invoking the Sovereign who forcibly shatters the might of his enemies, got possession of the city and slaughtered twenty-five thousand of the people in it. (2 Maccabees 12, 28)
When Judas learned of this, he urged the people to call upon the LORD night and day, to help them now, if ever, (2 Maccabees 13, 10)
When he came to Ptolemais, the people of that city were angered by the peace treaty; in fact they were so indignant that they wanted to annul its provisions. (2 Maccabees 13, 25)
first, out of my genuine concern for the king's interests, and secondly, out of consideration for my own countrymen, since our entire nation is suffering great affliction from the unreasonable conduct of the people just mentioned. (2 Maccabees 14, 8)
When you have informed yourself in detail on these matters, O king, act in the interest of our country and its hard-pressed people with the same gracious consideration that you show toward all. (2 Maccabees 14, 9)
When the Jews heard of Nicanor's coming, and that the Gentiles were rallying to him, they sprinkled themselves with earth and prayed to him who established his people forever, and who always comes to the aid of his heritage. (2 Maccabees 14, 15)
