Znaleziono 978 Wyniki dla: City Of Refuge
He had entered the city called Persepolis and attempted to rob the temple and gain control of the city. Thereupon the people had swift recourse to arms, and Antiochus' men were routed, so that in the end Antiochus was put to flight by the natives and forced to beat a shameful retreat. (2 Maccabees 9, 2)
that he would set free the holy city, toward which he had been hurrying with the intention of leveling it to the ground and making it a common graveyard; (2 Maccabees 9, 14)
When Maccabeus and his companions, under the Lord's leadership, had recovered the temple and the city, (2 Maccabees 10, 1)
When at least nine thousand took refuge in two very strong towers, containing everything necessary to sustain a siege, (2 Maccabees 10, 18)
After the prayer, they took up their arms and advanced a considerable distance from the city, halting when they were close to the enemy. (2 Maccabees 10, 27)
Others who climbed up the same way swung around on the defenders, taking the besieged in the rear; they put the towers to the torch, spread the fire and burned the blasphemers alive. Still others broke down the gates and let in the rest of the troops, who took possession of the city. (2 Maccabees 10, 36)
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)
and after calling upon God, the just judge, he marched against the murderers of his kinsmen. In a night attack he set the harbor on fire, burnt the boats, and put to the sword those who had taken refuge there. (2 Maccabees 12, 6)
He also attacked a certain city called Caspin, fortified with earthworks and ramparts and inhabited by a mixed population of Gentiles. (2 Maccabees 12, 13)
Capturing the city by the will of God, they inflicted such indescribable slaughter on it that the adjacent pool, which was about a quarter of a mile wide, seemed to be filled with the blood that flowed into it. (2 Maccabees 12, 16)
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)
