Znaleziono 2989 Wyniki dla: King David
The others, however, replied, 'We refuse to come out, and we will not obey the king's orders and profane the Sabbath day.' (1 Maccabees 2, 34)
David for his generous heart inherited the throne of an everlasting kingdom. (1 Maccabees 2, 57)
He brought bitterness to many a king and rejoicing to Jacob by his deeds, his memory is blessed for ever and ever. (1 Maccabees 3, 7)
Seron, commander of the Syrian troops, said, 'I shall make a name for myself and gain honour in the kingdom if I fight Judas and those supporters of his who are so contemptuous of the king's orders.' (1 Maccabees 3, 14)
His name even reached the king's ears, and among the nations there was talk of Judas and his battles. (1 Maccabees 3, 26)
The king took the remaining half of his troops with him and set out from Antioch, the capital of his kingdom, in the year 147; he crossed the River Euphrates and made his way through the Upper Provinces. (1 Maccabees 3, 37)
Lysias chose Ptolemy son of Dorymenes, with Nicanor and Gorgias, influential men from among the Friends of the King, (1 Maccabees 3, 38)
and, under their command, despatched forty thousand foot and seven thousand horse to invade the land of Judah and devastate it, as the king had ordered. (1 Maccabees 3, 39)
Judas and his brothers saw that the situation was going from bad to worse and that armies were camping in their territory; they were also well aware that the king had ordered the people's total destruction. (1 Maccabees 3, 42)
The news shocked and dismayed him, for affairs in Israel had not gone as he intended, and the result was quite the opposite to what the king had ordered. (1 Maccabees 4, 27)
When he saw their military strength he offered this prayer, 'Blessed are you, Saviour of Israel, who shattered the mighty warrior's attack at the hand of your servant David, and delivered the Philistine camp into the hands of Jonathan son of Saul, and his armourbearer. (1 Maccabees 4, 30)
King Antiochus, meanwhile, was making his way through the Upper Provinces; he had heard that in Persia there was a city called Elymais, renowned for its riches, its silver and gold, (1 Maccabees 6, 1)
