Znaleziono 710 Wyniki dla: Enemies Of The Jews
The king commanded them to bring together the Jews throughout each city, and to instruct them to join together, so as to make a stand for their lives, and to execute and destroy all their enemies, with their wives and children and their entire houses, and to plunder their spoil. (Esther 12, 11)
But we, having been resolved to ruin in death the mortal Jews, discovered no fault within them, but on the contrary, they use just laws (Esther 13, 15)
But this edict, which we now send, shall be displayed in all cities so that the Jews may be allowed to use their own laws. (Esther 13, 19)
And such was the content of the letter, so that it would be made known in all lands and nations, which are subject to the authority of king Artaxerxes, that the Jews have been made ready to be vindicated of their enemies. (Esther 13, 25)
But for the Jews, a new light seemed to rise; there was joy, honor, and dancing. (Esther 13, 28)
With all the peoples, cities, and provinces, wherever the king’s orders arrived, there was wonderful rejoicing, banquets and feasts, and a solemn holy day, so much so that many of the other nations joined themselves to their religious practices and ceremonies. For a great fear of the name of the Jews had overcome them all. (Esther 13, 29)
Therefore, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which as we have said before is called Adar, when all the Jews were prepared to be executed and their enemies were greedy for their blood, the situation turned around, and the Jews began to have the upper hand and to vindicate themselves of their adversaries. (Esther 14, 1)
And they gathered together throughout each city, and town, and place, so as to extend their hands against their enemies and their persecutors. And no one dared to resist them, because their great power had pierced all the peoples. (Esther 14, 2)
For even the judges of the provinces, and the rulers, and the procurators, and everyone of dignity, who presided over every place and work, extolled the Jews for fear of Mordecai. (Esther 14, 3)
And so the Jews struck their enemies like a great plague and killed them, repaying according to what they had prepared to do to them, (Esther 14, 5)
so much so that even in Susa they executed five hundred men, besides the ten sons of Haman the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews, and their names are these: (Esther 14, 6)
He said to the queen, “In the city of Susa, the Jews have executed five hundred men, and also the ten sons of Haman. How many executions do you think that they have carried out in all the provinces? What more do you ask, and what do you wish, so that I may order it to be done?” (Esther 14, 12)
