geneva - province

geneva@Ezra:2:1 @ Now these [are] the children (note:)...Judea, which was a province that...(:note) of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;

geneva@Ezra:6:2 @ And there was found at (note:)In which were the acts of the kings of the Medes and Persians.(:note) Achmetha, in the palace that [is] in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein [was] a record thus written:

geneva@Nehemiah:1:3 @ And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the (note:)Meaning in Judea.(:note) province [are] in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also [is] broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.

geneva@Esther:1:22 @...king's provinces, into every province according...(note:)That is, that the wife should be subject to the husband and at his commandment.(:note) bear rule in his own house, and that [it] should be published according to the language of every people.

geneva@Esther:8:9 @ Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that [is], the month (note:)Which contains part of May and part of June.(:note) Sivan, on the three and twentieth [day]...and rulers of the provinces which...[are]...seven provinces, unto every province according......was usual in every province.... writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.

geneva@Esther:8:11 @ Wherein the king granted the Jews which [were] in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for (note:)That is, to defend themselves against all who would assail them.(:note)...of the people and province that...[both] little ones and women, and [to take] the spoil of them for a prey,

geneva@Esther:8:13 @...be given in every province... [was] published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to (note:)The king gave them permission to kill all who oppressed them.(:note) avenge themselves on their enemies.

geneva@Daniel:2:48 @ Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great (note:)Not that the Prophet was desirous of gifts or honour, but because by this means he might relieve his poor brethren, who were grievously oppressed in this their captivity, and he also received them, lest he should offend this cruel king, who willingly gave them.(:note)...ruler over the whole province of...[men] of Babylon.

geneva@Daniel:2:49 @ Then Daniel (note:)He did not do this for their personal profit, but that the whole Church, which was then there in affliction, might have some release and ease by this benefit.(:note)...the affairs of the province of...[sat] in the Meaning that either he was a judge, or that he had the whole authority, so than no one could be admitted to the king's presence but by him. gate of the king.

geneva@Daniel:3:1 @ Nebuchadnezzar the king made (note:)Under pretence of religion, and holiness in making an image to his idol Bel, he sought his own ambition and vain glory: and this declares that he was not touched with the true fear of God before, but that he confessed him on a sudden motion, as the wicked when they are overcome with the greatness of his works. The Greek interpreters write that this was done eighteen years after the dream, and as may appear, the King feared lest the Jews by their religion should have altered the state of his commonwealth: therefore he meant to bring all to one type of religion, and so rather sought his own peace than God's glory.(:note) an image of gold, whose height [was] threescore cubits, [and]...of Dura, in the province of...

geneva@Daniel:3:12 @...the affairs of the province of...(note:)It seems that they named not Daniel, because he was greatly in the king's favour, thinking if these three had been destroyed, they might have had better occasion to accuse Daniel. And this declares that this policy of erecting this image was invented by the malicious flatterers who sought nothing but the destruction of the Jews, whom they accused of rebellion and ingratitude.(:note) Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

geneva@Daniel:8:2 @ And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I [was] at Shushan [in] the palace, which [is] in the province (note:)That is, of Persia.(:note) of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.

geneva@Acts:24:2 @ And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse [him], saying, Seeing that (note:)Felix ruled that province with great cruelty and covetousness, and yet Josephus records that he did many worthy things, such as taking Eleazar the captain of certain cutthroats, and put that deceiving wretch the Egyptian to flight, who caused great troubles in Judea.(:note) by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very He uses a word which the Stoics defined as a perfect duty and perfect behaviour. worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,

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