Znaleziono 258 Wyniki dla: Fortify Cities
The leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem. The rest of the people drew lots so that for every ten men, one would live in Jerusalem, the Holy City, with the remaining nine settling in other cities. (Nehemiah 11, 1)
These are the provincial leaders who resided in Jerusalem. And in the cities of Judah, everyone settled on his property, in the city of his family: the people of Israel and their priests and Levites, ministers and the sons of the servants of Solomon. (Nehemiah 11, 3)
At that time, supervisors were appointed to guard the storage rooms where the contributions, the firstfruits and the tithes were kept. They were to store in them the portions from the different cities of the territory required by the Law for the priests and Levites. For the people of Judah rejoiced to see the priests and Levites doing their duty. (Nehemiah 12, 44)
Nebuchadnezzar occupied all the cities. Finally, he reached Ecbatana where he demolished its towers, pillaged the streets of the city and reduced its splendor to ruins. (Judith 1, 14)
Then he followed the Euphrates, crossed Mesopotamia and destroyed all the cities high above the torrent of Abron until he reached the sea. (Judith 2, 24)
Then Holofernes moved down to the seacoast with his army. He stationed garrisons in the hill cities and took from them men whom he chose as auxiliaries. (Judith 3, 6)
The people of these cities received him, as did all the people of the surrounding countryside, with garlands, singing and dancing to the music of tambourines. (Judith 3, 7)
He told them to seize and fortify the mountain passes because it was by them that Holofernes would enter Judea. There it would be easy to stop those who were advancing since the narrow passes allowed no more than two men to go forward at a time. (Judith 4, 7)
But when they strayed from the path he had set for them, they were completely annihilated in many battles, and they were led off into captivity in a country not their own. The temple of their God was leveled to the ground and their cities were occupied by their enemies. (Judith 5, 18)
He would dwell in ruined cities, in deserted and crumbling houses. (Job 15, 28)
Your enemies lay in endless ruin, their cities trampled, their memory perished. (Psalms 9, 7)
For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah. His people shall dwell in the land and possess it; (Psalms 69, 36)
