Znaleziono 476 Wyniki dla: Sabbath Rest
so they had to return because it was the vigil of the sabbath. That is why they stopped pursuing their enemies. (2 Maccabees 8, 26)
They gathered the weapons and the plunder of their enemies, and celebrated the sabbath on that day with praise and thanksgiving to God who had just saved them and had begun to show them his mercy. (2 Maccabees 8, 27)
After the sabbath, they divided part of the booty among those who had been tortured, the widows and the orphans; and they divided the rest among themselves and their men. (2 Maccabees 8, 28)
They carefully stored in safe places the weapons they had taken from the enemies, and brought the rest of the booty to Jerusalem. (2 Maccabees 8, 31)
Others took advantage of this diversion to climb the walls and set fire to the towers. They made bonfires and burned the blasphemers alive. Others destroyed the gates while the rest of the army entered to occupy the city. (2 Maccabees 10, 36)
Maccabeus himself was the first to take arms and exhort the rest to go with him to face the danger and help their brothers and sisters. They set out together, full of enthusiasm. (2 Maccabees 11, 7)
They charged like lions against the enemy, brought down eleven thousand infantrymen and one thousand six hundred horsemen, and forced the rest to flee. (2 Maccabees 11, 11)
Judas reorganized his army, and then went to the city of Adullam. Since it was the week's end, they purified themselves and celebrated the sabbath there. (2 Maccabees 12, 38)
When Alcimus had said this, the rest of the King's Friends who were hostile to Judas, quickly incited Demetrius against him. (2 Maccabees 14, 11)
Nicanor was informed that the men of Judas were in the neighboring villages of Samaria, so he prepared to safely attack them on the day of the sabbath. (2 Maccabees 15, 1)
The Jews, who were forced to accompany him, said to him, "Do not destroy them so savagely and barbarously, but show respect for the day of the sabbath, for He who sees all has honored this day and sanctified it." (2 Maccabees 15, 2)
But the wretch asked if there was indeed a sovereign in heaven who had commanded that the sabbath be holy. (2 Maccabees 15, 3)
