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bes@Hosea:1:7 @ But I will have mercy on the house of Juda, and will save them by the Lord their God, and will not save them with bow, nor with sword, nor by war, nor by horses, nor by horsemen.

bes@Hosea:2:2 @ Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, and I am not her husband: and I will remove her fornication out of my presence, and her adultery from between her breasts:

bes@Hosea:2:3 @ that I may strip her naked, and make her again as she was at the day of her birth: and I will make her desolate, and make her as a dry land, and will kill her with thirst.

bes@Hosea:2:6 @ Therefore, behold, I hedge up her way with thorns, and I will (note:)Gr. build up(:note) stop the ways, and she shall not find her path.

bes@Hosea:2:7 @ And she shall follow after her lovers, and shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: and she shall say, I will go, and return to my former husband; for it was (note:)Gr. well for me(:note) better with me than now.

bes@Hosea:2:18 @ And I will make for them in that day a covenant with the wild beasts of the field, and with the birds of the sky, and with the reptiles of the earth: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle from off the earth, and will cause thee to dwell (note:)Gr. in hope(:note) safely.

bes@Hosea:3:1 @ And the Lord said to me, Go yet, and love a woman that loves evil things, an adulteress, even as the Lord loves the children of Israel, and they have respect to strange gods, and love (note:)Gr. cooked meats with dried grapes(:note) cakes of dried grapes.

bes@Hosea:3:4 @ For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an altar, and without a priesthood, and without (note:)Gr. dhlwn, Urim and Thummim probably meant, or rather Urim only(:note) manifestations.

bes@Hosea:4:1 @ Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.

bes@Hosea:4:2 @ Cursing, and lying, and murder, and theft, and adultery abound in the land, and they mingle blood with blood.

bes@Hosea:4:3 @ Therefore shall the land mourn, and shall be diminished with all that dwell in it, with the wild beasts of the field, and the reptiles of the earth, and with the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea shall fail:

bes@Hosea:4:5 @ Therefore they shall fall by (note:)Or, certain days(:note) day, and the prophet with thee shall fall: I have compared thy mother unto night.

bes@Hosea:4:14 @ And I will not visit upon your daughters when they shall commit fornication, nor your daughters-in-law when they shall commit adultery: for they themselves mingled themselves with harlots, and sacrificed with polluted ones, and the people that understood not entangled itself with a harlot.

bes@Hosea:4:17 @ Ephraim, (note:)Gr. a partaker of idols(:note) joined with idols, has laid stumbling-blocks in his own way.

bes@Hosea:5:1 @ Hear these things, ye priests; and attend, O house of Israel; and hearken, O house of the king; for the (note:)Or, judgement is toward you(:note) controversy is with you, because ye have been a snare in Or, the watchtower Scopia, and as a net spread on Itabyrium,

bes@Hosea:5:5 @ And the pride of Israel shall be brought low before his face; and Israel and Ephraim shall (note:)Gr. be weak(:note) fall in their iniquities; and Judas also shall fall with them.

bes@Hosea:5:6 @ They shall go with sheep and calves diligently to seek the Lord; but they shall not find him, for he has withdrawn himself from them.

bes@Hosea:6:6 @ Therefore have I mown down your prophets; I have slain them with the word of my mouth: and my judgement shall go forth as the light.

bes@Hosea:7:3 @ They gladdened kings with their wickedness, and princes with their lies.

bes@Hosea:7:4 @ They are all adulterers, as an oven glowing with flame for hot-baking, on account of the kneading of the (note:)Compl. zumhv, leaven(:note) dough, until it is leavened.

bes@Hosea:7:5 @ In the days of our kings, the princes began to be inflamed with wine: he stretched out his hand with pestilent fellows.

bes@Hosea:7:6 @ Wherefore their hearts are inflamed as an oven, while they rage all the night: Ephraim is satisfied with sleep; the morning is come; he is burnt up as a flame of fire.

bes@Hosea:7:12 @ Whenever they shall go, I will cast my net upon them; I will bring them down as the birds of the sky, I will chasten them with the rumor of their coming affliction.

bes@Hosea:9:8 @ The watchman of Ephraim was with God: the prophet is a crooked snare in all his ways: they have established madness in the house of God.

bes@Hosea:10:1 @ Israel is a vine with goodly branches, her fruit is abundant: according to the multitude of her fruits she has multiplied her altars; according to the wealth of his land, he has set up pillars.

bes@Hosea:11:4 @ When men were destroyed, I drew them with the bands of my love: and I will be to them as a man smiting another on his cheek: and I will have respect to him, I will prevail with him.

bes@Hosea:11:6 @ And in his cities he (note:)Or, fell by the sword; Lit. was weak(:note) prevailed not with the sword, and he ceased to war with his hands: and they shall eat of the fruit of their own devices:

bes@Hosea:11:7 @ and his people shall cleave fondly to their habitation; but God shall be angry with his precious things, and shall not at all exalt him.

bes@Hosea:11:8 @ How shall I deal with thee, Ephraim? how shall I protect thee, Israel? what shall I do with thee? (note:)Or, shall I, etc.(:note) I will make thee as Adama, and as Seboim; my heart is turned Or, in the same person, sc. myself at once, my repentance is powerfully excited.

bes@Hosea:11:9 @ I will not act according to the fury of my wrath, I will not abandon Ephraim to be utterly destroyed: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One within thee: and I will not enter into the city.

bes@Hosea:11:12 @ Ephraim has compassed me with falsehood, and the house of Israel and Juda with ungodliness: but now God knows them, and they shall be called God’s holy people.

bes@Hosea:12:1 @ But Ephraim is an evil spirit, he has chased the east wind all the day: he has multiplied empty and vain things, and made a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil has gone in the way of traffic into Egypt.

bes@Hosea:12:2 @ And the Lord has a controversy with Juda, in order to punish Jacob: according to his ways and according to his practices will he recompense him.

bes@Hosea:12:3 @ He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and in his labours he had power with God.

bes@Hosea:12:4 @ And he prevailed with the angel and was strong: they wept, and intreated me: they found me in the house of On, and there a word was spoken to them.

bes@Hosea:14:3 @ Take with you words, and turn to the Lord your God: speak to him, that ye may not receive the reward of unrighteousness, but that ye may receive good things: and we will render in return the fruit of our lips.

bes@Hosea:14:8 @ They shall return, and dwell under his shadow: they shall live and be satisfied with corn, and he shall flower as a vine: his memorial shall be to Ephraim as the wine of Libanus.

bes@Hosea:14:9 @ What has he to do any more with idols? I have afflicted him, and I will strengthen him: I am as a leafy juniper tree. From me is thy fruit found.

bes@Joel:1:8 @ Lament to me more than a virgin girded with sackcloth for the (note:)i. e. one who married her as a virgin(:note) husband of her youth.

bes@Joel:1:13 @ Gird yourselves with sackcloth, and lament, ye priests: mourn, ye that serve at the altar: go in, sleep in sackcloths, ye that minister to God: for the meat-offering and drink-offering are withheld from the house of your God.

bes@Joel:1:17 @ The heifers have started at their mangers, the treasures are abolished, the wine-presses are broken down; for the corn is withered.

bes@Joel:2:8 @ and not one shall stand aloof from his brother: they shall go on weighed down with their arms, and they fall upon their weapons, yet shall they in no wise be destroyed.

bes@Joel:2:10 @ Before them the earth shall be confounded, and the sky shall be shaken: the sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their light.

bes@Joel:2:12 @ Now therefore, saith the Lord your God, turn to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with lamentation:

bes@Joel:2:19 @ And the Lord answered and said to his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied with them: and I will no longer make you a reproach among the Gentiles.

bes@Joel:2:24 @ And the floors shall be filled with corn, and the presses shall overflow with wine and oil.

bes@Joel:2:26 @ And ye shall eat abundantly, and be satisfied, and shall praise the name of the Lord your God for the things which he has wrought wonderfully with you: and my people shall not be ashamed for ever.

bes@Joel:3:2 @ I will also gather all the (note:)Or, nations; See Mt strkjv@25:31(:note) Gentiles, and bring them down to the valley of Josaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and my heritage Israel, who have been dispersed among the Gentiles; and these Gentiles have divided my land,

bes@Joel:3:4 @ And what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Sidon, and all Galilee of the (note:)allofulwn, usually Philistines(:note) Gentiles? do ye render me a recompense? or do ye bear malice against me? quickly and speedily will I return your recompense on your own heads:

bes@Joel:3:15 @ The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their light.

bes@Joel:3:18 @ And it shall come to pass in that day that the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the (note:)See Joe strkjv@1:20(:note) fountains of Juda shall flow with water, and a fountain shall go forth of the house of the Lord, and water the valley of flags.

bes@Amos:1:3 @ And the Lord said, For three sins of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away from it; because they sawed with iron saws the women with child of the Galaadites.

bes@Amos:1:11 @ Thus saith the Lord; For three sins of Idumea, and for four, I will not turn away from them; because they pursued (note:)Gr. his(:note) their brother with the sword, and destroyed Hebrews. Mxr Alex. mhtran the mother upon the earth, and Heb. his anger tore for ever summoned up his anger for a Heb. de ambiguous; see Pr strkjv@29:14 testimony, and kept up his fury to the end.

bes@Amos:1:13 @ Thus saith the Lord; For three sins of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away from him; because they ripped up the women with child of the Galaadites, that they might widen their coasts.

bes@Amos:1:14 @ And I will kindle a fire on the walls of Rabbath, and it shall devour her foundations with shouting in the day of war, and she shall be shaken in the days of her destruction:

bes@Amos:2:2 @ But I will send forth a fire on Moab, and it shall devour the foundations of its cities: and Moab shall perish in weakness, with a shout, and with the sound of a trumpet.

bes@Amos:2:3 @ And I will destroy the judge out of her, and slay all her princes with him, saith the Lord.

bes@Amos:2:8 @ And binding their clothes with cords they have made them curtains near the altar, and they have drunk (note:)Gr. wine of false accusations(:note) wine gained by extortion in the house of their God.

bes@Amos:2:15 @ and the archer shall not withstand, and he that is swift of foot shall in no wise escape; and the horseman shall not save his life.

bes@Amos:3:5 @ Will a bird fall on the earth without a fowler? will a snare be taken up from the earth without having taken anything?

bes@Amos:3:7 @ For the Lord God will do nothing, without revealing instruction to his servants the prophets.

bes@Amos:4:2 @ The Lord swears by his (note:)Or, holy things(:note) holiness, that, behold, the days come upon you, when they shall take you with weapons, and fiery destroyers shall cast those with you into boiling caldrons.

bes@Amos:4:5 @ And they read the law without, and called for public professions: proclaim aloud that the children of Israel have loved these things, saith the Lord.

bes@Amos:4:7 @ Also I withheld from you the rain three months before the harvest: and I will rain upon one city, and on another city I will not rain: one part shall be rained upon, and the part on which I shall not rain shall be dried up.

bes@Amos:4:9 @ I smote you with parching, and with blight: ye multiplied your gardens, your vineyards, and your fig-grounds, and the cankerworm devoured your olive-yards: yet not even thus did ye return to me, saith the Lord.

bes@Amos:4:10 @ I sent pestilence among you by the way of Egypt, and slew your young men with the sword, together with thy horses that were taken captive; and in (note:)Lit. in the wrath of you(:note) my wrath against you I set fire to your camps: yet not even thus did ye return to me, saith the Lord.

bes@Amos:5:11 @ Therefore because they have smitten the poor with their fists, and ye have received of them choice gifts; ye have built polished houses, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted desirable vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine of them.

bes@Amos:5:14 @ Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the Lord God Almighty shall be with you, as ye have said,

bes@Amos:5:20 @ Is not the day of the Lord darkness, and not light? and is not this day gloom (note:)Gr. not having light(:note) without brightness?

bes@Amos:6:6 @ who drink strained wine, and anoint themselves with the best ointment; and have suffered nothing on occasion of the calamity of Joseph.

bes@Amos:6:8 @ For the Lord has sworn by himself, saying, Because I abhor all the pride of Jacob, I do also hate his countries, and I will cut off his city with all who inhabit it.

bes@Amos:6:10 @ But (note:)Gr. the remaining ones(:note) a remnant shall be left behind, and their relations shall take them, and shall strenuously endeavor to carry forth their bones from the house: and one shall say to the heads of the house, Is there yet any one else with thee?

bes@Amos:6:12 @ For, behold, the Lord commands, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with rents.

bes@Amos:7:9 @ And the (note:)Gr. altars of laughter(:note) joyful altars shall be abolished, and the sacrifices of Israel shall be Gr. made desolate set aside; and I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.

bes@Amos:7:17 @ Therefore thus saith the Lord; Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be measured with the line; and thou shalt die in an unclean land; and Israel shall be led captive out of his land. Thus has the Lord God shewed me.

bes@Amos:8:10 @ and I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth on all loins, and baldness on every head; and I will make (note:)Gr. him, or it(:note) them as the mourning of a beloved friend, and those with them as a day of grief.

bes@Amos:9:1 @ I saw the Lord standing on the altar: and he said, Smite the (note:)Alex. altar(:note) mercy-seat, and the Gr. plural porch shall be shaken: and cut through into the heads of all; and I will slay the remnant of them with the sword: no one of them fleeing shall escape, and no one of them, striving to save himself shall be delivered.

bes@Obadiah:1:7 @ They sent thee to thy coasts: all the men of thy covenant have withstood thee; thine allies have prevailed against thee, they have set snares under thee: they have no understanding.

bes@Jonah:1:3 @ But Jonas rose up to flee to Tharsis from the presence of the Lord. And he went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tharsis: and he paid his fare, and went up into it, to sail with them to Tharsis from the presence of the Lord.

bes@Jonah:2:10 @ But I will sacrifice to thee with the voice of praise and thanksgiving: all that I have vowed I will pay to thee, (note:)Or, for a thank-offering to the Lord(:note) the Lord of my salvation.

bes@Jonah:3:8 @ So men and cattle were clothed with sackcloths, and cried earnestly to God; and they turned every one from their evil way, and from the iniquity that was in their hands, saying,

bes@Jonah:4:6 @ And the Lord God commanded a gourd, and it came up over the head of Jonas, to be a shadow over his head, to shade him from his calamities: and Jonas rejoiced with great joy for the gourd.

bes@Jonah:4:7 @ And God commanded a worm the next morning, and it smote the gourd, and it withered away.

bes@Micah:1:7 @ And they shall cut in pieces all the graven images, and (note:)Or, all her hires(:note) all that she has hired they shall burn with fire, and I will utterly destroy all her idols: because she has gathered of the hires of fornication, and of the hires of fornication has she amassed wealth.

bes@Micah:2:1 @ They meditated troubles, and wrought (note:)Gr. plural(:note) wickedness on their beds, and they put it in execution with the daylight; for they have not lifted up their hands to God.

bes@Micah:2:4 @ In that day shall a parable be taken up against you, and a (note:)Or, metrical, or, with a song(:note) plaintive lamentation shall be uttered, saying, We are thoroughly miserable: the portion of my people has been measured out with a line, and there was none to hinder him so as to turn him back; your fields have been divided.

bes@Micah:2:6 @ Weep not with tears in the assembly of the Lord, neither let any weep for these things; for he shall not remove the reproaches,

bes@Micah:2:7 @ who says, The house of Jacob has provoked the Spirit of the Lord; are not these his practices? Are not (note:)Gr. his words(:note) the Lord’s words right with him? and have they not proceeded correctly?

bes@Micah:2:8 @ Even beforetime my people withstood him (note:)Gr. for enmity(:note) as an enemy against his peace; they have stripped off his skin to remove hope in the conflict of war.

bes@Micah:2:12 @ Jacob shall be completely gathered with all his people: I will surely (note:)Or, wait for(:note) receive the remnant of Israel; I will cause them to return together, as sheep in trouble, as a flock in the midst of their fold: they shall rush forth from among men through the breach made before them:

bes@Micah:3:5 @ Thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that lead my people astray, that bit with their teeth, and proclaim peace to them; and when nothing was put into their mouth, they raised up war against them:

bes@Micah:3:8 @ Surely I will strengthen myself with the Spirit of the Lord, and of judgement, and of power, to declare to Jacob his transgressions, and to Israel his sins.

bes@Micah:3:10 @ who build up Sion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.

bes@Micah:5:1 @ Now shall the daughter of Sion be completely hedged in: he has laid siege against us: they shall smite the (note:)See Heb(:note) tribes of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.

bes@Micah:5:4 @ And the Lord shall stand, and see, and feed his flock with power, and they shall dwell in the glory of the name of the Lord their God: for now shall they be magnified to the ends of the earth.

bes@Micah:5:6 @ And they shall tend the Assyrian with a sword, and the land of Nebrod with her trench: and he shall deliver you from the Assyrian, when he shall come upon your land, and when he shall invade your coasts.

bes@Micah:6:1 @ Hear now a word: the Lord God has said; Arise, plead with the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.

bes@Micah:6:2 @ Hear ye, O mountains, the controversy of the Lord, and ye valleys even the foundations of the earth: for the Lord has a controversy with his people, and will plead with Israel.

bes@Micah:6:6 @ Wherewithal shall I reach the Lord, and lay hold of my God most high? shall I reach him by whole-burnt-offerings, by calves of a year old?

bes@Micah:6:8 @ Has it not been told thee, O man, what is good? or what does the Lord require of thee, but to do justice, and love mercy, and be ready to walk with the Lord thy God?

bes@Micah:6:10 @ Is there not fire, and the house of the wicked heaping up wicked treasures, and that with the pride of unrighteousness?

bes@Micah:6:15 @ Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt press the olive, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with oil; and shalt make wine, but ye shall drink no wine: and the ordinances of my people shall be utterly abolished.

bes@Micah:7:10 @ And she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shall clothe herself with shame, who says, Where is the Lord thy God? mine eyes shall look upon her: now shall she be for trampling as mire in the ways.

bes@Micah:7:13 @ And the land shall be utterly desolate together with them that inhabit it, because of the fruit of their doings.

bes@Micah:7:14 @ Tend thy people with thy rod, the sheep of thine inheritance, those that inhabit by themselves the thicket in the midst of Carmel: they shall feed in the land of Basan, and in the land of Galaad, as in the days of old.

bes@Nahum:1:2 @ God is jealous, and the Lord avenges; the Lord avenges with wrath; the Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries, and he cuts off his enemies.

bes@Nahum:1:6 @ Who shall stand before his anger? and who shall withstand in the anger of his wrath? his wrath brings to nought kingdoms, and the rocks are burst asunder by him.

bes@Nahum:1:8 @ But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end: darkness shall pursue those that rise up against him and his enemies.

bes@Nahum:2:1 @ It is all over with him, he has been removed, one who has been delivered from affliction has come up panting into thy presence, watch the way, strengthen thy loins, be very valiant in thy strength.

bes@Nahum:2:3 @ They have destroyed the arms of their power from among men, their mighty men sporting with fire: the reins of their chariots shall be destroyed in the day of his preparation, and the horsemen shall be thrown into confusion

bes@Nahum:2:9 @ They plundered the silver, they plundered the gold, and there was no end of their adorning; they were loaded with it upon all their pleasant vessels.

bes@Nahum:2:12 @ The lion seized enough prey for his whelps, and strangled for his young lions, and filled his lair with prey, and his dwelling-place with spoil.

bes@Nahum:3:13 @ Behold, thy people within thee are as women: the gates of thy land shall surely be opened to thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.

bes@Habakkuk:1:9 @ Destruction shall come upon ungodly men, resisting with their adverse front, and he shall gather the captivity as the sand.

bes@Habakkuk:1:10 @ And he shall be at his ease with kings, and princes are his toys, and he shall mock at every strong-hold, and shall cast a mound, and take possession of it.

bes@Habakkuk:1:12 @ Art not thou from the beginning, O Lord God, my Holy One? and surely we shall not die. O Lord, thou hast established it for judgement, and he has formed me to chasten with his correction.

bes@Habakkuk:1:15 @ He has brought up destruction with a hook, and drawn one with a casting net, and caught another in his drags: therefore shall his heart rejoice and be glad.

bes@Habakkuk:2:12 @ Woe to him that builds a city with blood, and (note:)Gr. prepares(:note) establishes a city by unrighteousness.

bes@Habakkuk:2:14 @ For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord; it shall cover them as water.

bes@Habakkuk:3:1 @ A PRAYER OF THE PROPHET AMBACUM, WITH A SONG.

bes@Habakkuk:3:8 @ Wast thou angry, O Lord, with the rivers? or was thy wrath against the rivers, or thine (note:)Or, attach(:note) anger against the sea? for thou wilt mount on thine horses, and thy chariots are salvation.

bes@Habakkuk:3:12 @ Thou wilt bring low the land with threatening, and in wrath thou wilt break down the nations.

bes@Habakkuk:3:14 @ Thou didst cut asunder the heads of princes with amazement, they shall tremble in it; they shall burst their bridles, they shall be as a poor man devouring in secret.

bes@Habakkuk:3:16 @ I watched, and my belly trembled at the sound of the prayer of my lips, and trembling entered into my bones, and my frame was troubled within (note:)Lit. under me(:note) me; I will rest in the day of affliction, from going up to the people of my sojourning.

bes@Zephaniah:1:9 @ And I will openly take vengeance (note:)Or, in(:note) on the porches in that day, on the men that fill the house of the Lord their God with ungodliness and deceit.

bes@Zephaniah:1:12 @ And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will search Jerusalem with a candle, and will take vengeance on the men that despise the things committed to them; but they say in their hearts, The Lord will not do any good, neither will he do any evil.

bes@Zephaniah:2:8 @ I have heard the revilings of Moab, and the insults of the children of Ammon, wherewith they have reviled my people, and magnified themselves against my coasts.

bes@Zephaniah:3:3 @ Her princes within her were as roaring lions, her judges as the wolves of Arabia; they remained not till the morrow.

bes@Zephaniah:3:6 @ I have brought down the proud with destruction; their corners are destroyed: I will make their ways completely waste, so that none shall go through: their cities are come to an end, (note:)See use of para, 1 Co strkjv@12:15, 16(:note) by reason of no man living or dwelling in them.

bes@Zephaniah:3:8 @ Therefore wait upon me, saith the Lord, until the day when I rise up for a witness: because my judgement shall be on the gatherings of the nations, to draw to me kings, to pour out upon them all my fierce anger: for the whole earth shall be consumed with the fire of my jealousy.

bes@Zephaniah:3:14 @ Rejoice, O daughter of Sion; (note:)Gr. proclaim, or preach(:note) cry aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem; rejoice and delight thyself with all thine heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.

bes@Zephaniah:3:17 @ The Lord thy God is in thee; the Mighty One shall save thee: he shall bring joy upon thee, and shall (note:)Lit. renew(:note) refresh thee with his love; and he shall rejoice over thee with delight as in a day of feasting.

bes@Zephaniah:3:20 @ And their enemies shall be ashamed at that time, when I shall deal well with you, and at the time when I shall receive you: for I will make you honoured and a praise among all the nations of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before you, saith the Lord.

bes@Haggai:1:6 @ Ye have sown much, but brought in little; ye have eaten, and are not satisfied; ye have drunk, and are not satisfied with drink, ye have clothed yourselves, and have not become warm (note:)Gr. in them(:note) thereby: and he that earns wages has gathered them into a bag full of holes.

bes@Haggai:1:10 @ therefore shall the sky withhold dew, and the earth shall keep back her produce.

bes@Haggai:1:13 @ And Aggaeus the Lord’s messenger spoke among the messengers of the Lord to the people, saying, I am with you, saith the Lord.

bes@Haggai:2:5 @ Yet now be strong, O Zorobabel, saith the Lord; and strengthen thyself, O Jesus the high priest, the son of Josedec; and let all the people of the land strengthen themselves, saith the Lord, and work, for I am with you, saith the Lord Almighty;

bes@Haggai:2:8 @ and I will shake all nations, and the choice (note:)Or, objects(:note) portions of all the nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord Almighty.

bes@Haggai:2:18 @ I smote you with barrenness, and with blasting, and all the works of your hands with hail; yet ye returned not to me, saith the Lord.

bes@Haggai:2:20 @ consider in your hearts, whether this shall be known on the corn-floor, and whether yet the vine, and the fig-tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive-trees that bear no fruit are with you: from this day will I bless you.

bes@Zechariah:1:2 @ The Lord has been very angry with your fathers.

bes@Zechariah:1:9 @ And I said, What are these, my lord? And the angel spoke with me said to me, I will shew thee what these things are.

bes@Zechariah:1:13 @ And the Lord Almighty answered the angel that spoke with me good words and consolatory sayings.

bes@Zechariah:1:14 @ And the angel that spoke with me said to me, Cry out and say, Thus saith the Lord Almighty; I have been jealous for Jerusalem and Sion with great jealousy.

bes@Zechariah:1:15 @ And I am very angry with the heathen that combine to attack her: forasmuch as I indeed was a little angry, but they combined to attack her for evil.

bes@Zechariah:1:16 @ Therefore thus saith the Lord: I will return to Jerusalem with compassion; and my house shall be rebuilt in her, saith the Lord Almighty, and a measuring line shall yet be stretched out over Jerusalem.

bes@Zechariah:1:17 @ And the angel that spoke with me said to me, Cry yet, and say, Thus saith the Lord Almighty; Yet shall cities be spread abroad through prosperity; and the Lord shall yet have mercy upon Sion, and shall choose Jerusalem.

bes@Zechariah:1:19 @ And I said to the angel that spoke with me, What are these things, my lord? And he said to me, These are the horns that have scattered Juda, and Israel, and Jerusalem.

bes@Zechariah:2:3 @ And, behold, the angel that spoke with me stood by, and another angel went forth to meet him,

bes@Zechariah:2:7 @ even to Sion: deliver yourselves, ye that dwell with the daughter of Babylon.

bes@Zechariah:3:5 @ And the Lord answered and spoke to those who stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy raiment from him: and he said to him, Behold, I have taken away thine iniquities: and clothe ye him with a (note:)Or, full length(:note) long robe,

bes@Zechariah:3:6 @ and place a pure mitre upon his head. So they placed a pure mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments: and the angel of the Lord stood by.

bes@Zechariah:4:1 @ And the angel that talked with me returned, and awakened me, as when a man is awakened out of his sleep.

bes@Zechariah:4:4 @ And I inquired, and spoke to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these things, my lord?

bes@Zechariah:4:5 @ And the angel that talked with me answered, and spoke to me, saying, Knowest thou not what these things are? And I said, No, my lord.

bes@Zechariah:4:12 @ And I asked the second time, and said to him, What are the two branches of the olive-trees that are by the side of the two golden (note:)Gr. nostrils(:note) pipes that pour into and communicate with the golden oil funnels?

bes@Zechariah:5:3 @ And he said to me, This is the curse that goes forth over the face of the whole earth: for every thief shall be punished with death on this side, and every false swearer shall be punished on that side.

bes@Zechariah:5:5 @ And the angel that talked with me went forth, and said to me, Lift up thine eyes, and see this that goes forth.

bes@Zechariah:5:10 @ And I said to the angel that spoke with me, Whither do these carry away the measure?

bes@Zechariah:6:4 @ And I answered and said to the angel that talked with me, What are these, my Lord?

bes@Zechariah:6:5 @ And the angel that talked with me answered and said, These are the four winds of heaven, and they are going forth to stand before the Lord of all the earth.

bes@Zechariah:7:9 @ Thus saith the Lord Almighty; Judge righteous judgement, and deal mercifully and compassionately every one with his brother:

bes@Zechariah:8:2 @ Thus saith the Lord Almighty; I have been jealous for Jerusalem and for Sion with great jealousy, and I have been jealous for her with great fury.

bes@Zechariah:8:5 @ And the broad places of the city shall be filled with boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.

bes@Zechariah:8:16 @ These are the things which ye shall do; speak truth every one with his neighbour; judge truth and peaceable judgement in your gates:

bes@Zechariah:8:23 @ Thus saith the Lord Almighty; In those days my word shall be fulfilled if ten men of all the languages of the nations should take hold—even take hold of the hem of a Jew, saying, We will go with thee; for we have heard that God is with you.

bes@Zechariah:9:4 @ And therefore the Lord will take them for a possession, and will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be consumed with fire.

bes@Zechariah:9:8 @ And I will set up a (note:)Or, bulwark; See Zep strkjv@2:14(:note) defence for my house, that they may not pass through, nor turn back, neither shall there any more come upon them one to drive them away: for now have I seen with mine eyes.

bes@Zechariah:9:13 @ For I have bent thee, O Juda, for myself as a bow, I have filled (note:)Or, it with Ephraim(:note) Ephraim; and I will raise up thy children, O Sion, against the children of the Greeks, and I will handle thee as the sword of a warrior.

bes@Zechariah:9:14 @ And the Lord shall be over them, and his arrow shall go forth as lightning: and the Lord Almighty shall blow with the trumpet; and shall proceed with the tumult of his threatening.

bes@Zechariah:9:15 @ The Lord Almighty shall protect them, and they shall destroy them, and overwhelm them with sling-stones; and they shall swallow them down as wine, and fill (note:)Alex. the altar as bowls(:note) the bowls as the altar.

bes@Zechariah:10:5 @ And they shall be as warriors treading clay in the ways in war; and they shall set the battle in array, because the Lord is with them, and the riders on horses shall be put to shame.

bes@Zechariah:10:7 @ And they shall be as the warriors of Ephraim, and their heart shall rejoice as with wine: and their children also shall see it, and be glad; and their heart shall rejoice in the Lord.

bes@Zechariah:11:8 @ And I will cut off three shepherds in one month; and my soul shall (note:)Or, be sorely displeased with them; Gr. be weighed down upon them(:note) grieve over them, for their souls cried out against me.

bes@Zechariah:11:10 @ And I will take my beautiful staff, and cast it away, that I may break my covenant which I made with all the people.

bes@Zechariah:11:17 @ Alas for the vain shepherds that have forsaken the sheep! the sword shall be upon (note:)Gr. his arms(:note) the arms of such a one, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be completely withered, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.

bes@Zechariah:12:1 @ The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel; saith the Lord, that stretches out the sky, and lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him.

bes@Zechariah:12:4 @ In that day, saith the Lord Almighty, I will smite every horse with amazement, and his rider with madness: but I will open mine eyes upon the house of Juda, and I will smite all the horses of the nations with blindness.

bes@Zechariah:13:4 @ And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision when he prophesies; and they shall clothe themselves with a garment of hair, because they have lied.

bes@Zechariah:13:6 @ And I will say to him, What are these wounds between thine hands? and he shall say, Those with which I was wounded in (note:)Alex. the house of my beloved(:note) my beloved house.

bes@Zechariah:14:3 @ And the Lord shall go forth, and fight with those Gentiles as when he fought in the day of war.

bes@Zechariah:14:5 @ And the valley of my mountains shall be closed up, and the valley of the mountains shall be joined on to Jasod, and shall be blocked up as it was blocked up in the days of the earthquake, in the days of Ozias king of Juda; and the Lord my God shall come, and all the saints with him.

bes@Zechariah:14:12 @ And this shall be the overthrow with which the Lord will smite all the nations, as many as have fought against Jerusalem; their flesh shall consume away while they are standing upon their feet, and their eyes shall melt out of their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.

bes@Zechariah:14:13 @ And there shall be in that day a great (note:)Or, astonishment(:note) panic from the Lord upon them; and they shall lay hold every man of the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall be clasped with the hand of his neighbour.

bes@Zechariah:14:18 @ And if the family of Egypt shall not go up, nor come; then upon them shall be the overthrow with which the Lord shall smite all the nations, whichever of them shall not come up to keep the feast of tabernacles.

bes@Malachi:1:13 @ And ye said, These services are troublesome: therefore I have (note:)Gr. puffed at them(:note) utterly rejected them with scorn, saith the Lord Almighty: and ye brought in torn victims, and lame, and sick: if then ye should bring an offering, shall I accept them at your hands? saith the Lord Almighty.

bes@Malachi:2:4 @ And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment to you, that my covenant might be with the sons of Levi, saith the Lord Almighty.

bes@Malachi:2:5 @ My covenant of life and peace was with him, and I gave (note:)Or, power, or, charge to fear me, etc.(:note) it him that he might reverently fear me, and that he might be See 2 Co strkjv@8:20 awe-struck at my name.

bes@Malachi:2:13 @ And these things which I hated, ye did: ye covered with tears the altar of the Lord, and with weeping and groaning because of troubles: is it meet for me to have respect to your sacrifice, or to receive anything from your hands as welcome?

bes@Malachi:2:17 @ ye that have provoked God with your words. But ye said, Wherein have we provoked him? In that ye say, Every one that does evil is a pleasing object in the sight of the Lord, and he takes pleasure in such; (note:)Or, and, Where, etc.(:note) and where is the God of justice?

bes@Malachi:3:2 @ And who will (note:)Or, wait for(:note) abide the day of his coming? or who will withstand at his appearing? for he is coming in as the fire of a furnace and as the herb of Gr. them that wash fullers.

bes@Malachi:3:5 @ And I will draw near to you in judgement; and I will be a swift witness against the witches, and against the adulteresses, and against them that swear falsely by my name, and against them that keep back the hireling’s wages, and them that oppress the widow, and (note:)Gr. beat with the fist(:note) afflict orphans, and that wrest the judgement of the stranger, and fear not me, saith the Lord Almighty.

bes@Malachi:3:8 @ Will a man insult God? for ye insult me. But ye say, Wherein have we insulted thee? In that the tithes and first-fruits are with you still.

bes@Malachi:4:4 @ Remember the law of my servant Moses, accordingly as I charged him with it in Choreb for all Israel, even the commandments and ordinances.

bes@Jdt:1:5 @ Even in those days king Nabuchodonosor made war with king Arphaxad in the great plain, which is the plain in the borders of Ragau.

bes@Jdt:1:11 @ But all the inhabitants of the land made light of the commandment of Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians, neither went they with him to the battle; for they were not afraid of him: yea, he was before them as one man, and they sent away his ambassadors from them without effect, and with disgrace.

bes@Jdt:1:12 @ Therefore Nabuchodonosor was very angry with all this country, and sware by his throne and kingdom, that he would surely be avenged upon all those coasts of Cilicia, and Damascus, and Syria, and that he would slay with the sword all the inhabitants of the land of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and all Judea, and all that were in Egypt, till ye come to the borders of the two seas.

bes@Jdt:1:13 @ Then he marched in battle array with his power against king Arphaxad in the seventeenth year, and he prevailed in his battle: for he overthrew all the power of Arphaxad, and all his horsemen, and all his chariots,

bes@Jdt:1:15 @ He took also Arphaxad in the mountains of Ragau, and smote him through with his darts, and destroyed him utterly that day.

bes@Jdt:2:2 @ So he called unto him all his officers, and all his nobles, and communicated with them his secret counsel, and concluded the afflicting of the whole earth out of his own mouth.

bes@Jdt:2:5 @ Thus saith the great king, the lord of the whole earth, Behold, thou shalt go forth from my presence, and take with thee men that trust in their own strength, of footmen an hundred and twenty thousand; and the number of horses with their riders twelve thousand.

bes@Jdt:2:7 @ And thou shalt declare unto that they prepare for me earth and water: for I will go forth in my wrath against them and will cover the whole face of the earth with the feet of mine army, and I will give them for a spoil unto them:

bes@Jdt:2:8 @ So that their slain shall fill their valleys and brooks and the river shall be filled with their dead, till it overflow:

bes@Jdt:2:17 @ And he took camels and asses for their carriages, a very great number; and sheep and oxen and goats without number for their provision:

bes@Jdt:2:19 @ Then he went forth and all his power to go before king Nabuchodonosor in the voyage, and to cover all the face of the earth westward with their chariots, and horsemen, and their chosen footmen.

bes@Jdt:2:20 @ A great number also sundry countries came with them like locusts, and like the sand of the earth: for the multitude was without number.

bes@Jdt:2:27 @ Then he went down into the plain of Damascus in the time of wheat harvest, and burnt up all their fields, and destroyed their flocks and herds, also he spoiled their cities, and utterly wasted their countries, and smote all their young men with the edge of the sword.

bes@Jdt:3:4 @ Behold, even our cities and the inhabitants thereof are thy servants; come and deal with them as seemeth good unto thee.

bes@Jdt:3:7 @ So they and all the country round about received them with garlands, with dances, and with timbrels.

bes@Jdt:4:8 @ And the children of Israel did as Joacim the high priest had commanded them, with the ancients of all the people of Israel, which dwelt at Jerusalem.

bes@Jdt:4:9 @ Then every man of Israel cried to God with great fervency, and with great vehemency did they humble their souls:

bes@Jdt:4:10 @ Both they, and their wives and their children, and their cattle, and every stranger and hireling, and their servants bought with money, put sackcloth upon their loins.

bes@Jdt:4:12 @ And cried to the God of Israel all with one consent earnestly, that he would not give their children for a prey, and their wives for a spoil, and the cities of their inheritance to destruction, and the sanctuary to profanation and reproach, and for the nations to rejoice at.

bes@Jdt:4:14 @ And Joacim the high priest, and all the priests that stood before the Lord, and they which ministered unto the Lord, had their loins girt with sackcloth, and offered the daily burnt offerings, with the vows and free gifts of the people,

bes@Jdt:4:15 @ And had ashes on their mitres, and cried unto the Lord with all their power, that he would look upon all the house of Israel graciously.

bes@Jdt:5:2 @ Wherewith he was very angry, and called all the princes of Moab, and the captains of Ammon, and all the governors of the sea coast,

bes@Jdt:5:9 @ Then their God commanded them to depart from the place where they sojourned, and to go into the land of Chanaan: where they dwelt, and were increased with gold and silver, and with very much cattle.

bes@Jdt:5:11 @ Therefore the king of Egypt rose up against them, and dealt subtilly with them, and brought them low with labouring in brick, and made them slaves.

bes@Jdt:5:12 @ Then they cried unto their God, and he smote all the land of Egypt with incurable plagues: so the Egyptians cast them out of their sight.

bes@Jdt:5:17 @ And whilst they sinned not before their God, they prospered, because the God that hateth iniquity was with them.

bes@Jdt:6:2 @ And who art thou, Achior, and the hirelings of Ephraim, that thou hast prophesied against us as to day, and hast said, that we should not make war with the people of Israel, because their God will defend them? and who is God but Nabuchodonosor?

bes@Jdt:6:4 @ For with them we will tread them under foot, and their mountains shall be drunken with their blood, and their fields shall be filled with their dead bodies, and their footsteps shall not be able to stand before us, for they shall utterly perish, saith king Nabuchodonosor, lord of all the earth: for he said, None of my words shall be in vain.

bes@Jdt:6:8 @ And thou shalt not perish, till thou be destroyed with them.

bes@Jdt:7:14 @ So they and their wives and their children shall be consumed with fire, and before the sword come against them, they shall be overthrown in the streets where they dwell.

bes@Jdt:7:17 @ So the camp of the children of Ammon departed, and with them five thousand of the Assyrians, and they pitched in the valley, and took the waters, and the fountains of the waters of the children of Israel.

bes@Jdt:7:18 @ Then the children of Esau went up with the children of Ammon, and camped in the hill country over against Dothaim: and they sent some of them toward the south, and toward the east over against Ekrebel, which is near unto Chusi, that is upon the brook Mochmur; and the rest of the army of the Assyrians camped in the plain, and covered the face of the whole land; and their tents and carriages were pitched to a very great multitude.

bes@Jdt:7:23 @ Then all the people assembled to Ozias, and to the chief of the city, both young men, and women, and children, and cried with a loud voice, and said before all the elders,

bes@Jdt:7:25 @ For now we have no helper: but God hath sold us into their hands, that we should be thrown down before them with thirst and great destruction.

bes@Jdt:7:29 @ Then there was great weeping with one consent in the midst of the assembly; and they cried unto the Lord God with a loud voice.

bes@Jdt:8:3 @ For as he stood overseeing them that bound sheaves in the field, the heat came upon his head, and he fell on his bed, and died in the city of Bethulia: and they buried him with his fathers in the field between Dothaim and Balamo.

bes@Jdt:8:11 @ And they came unto her, and she said unto them, Hear me now, O ye governors of the inhabitants of Bethulia: for your words that ye have spoken before the people this day are not right, touching this oath which ye made and pronounced between God and you, and have promised to deliver the city to our enemies, unless within these days the Lord turn to help you.

bes@Jdt:8:15 @ For if he will not help us within these five days, he hath power to defend us when he will, even every day, or to destroy us before our enemies.

bes@Jdt:8:18 @ For there arose none in our age, neither is there any now in these days neither tribe, nor family, nor people, nor city among us, which worship gods made with hands, as hath been aforetime.

bes@Jdt:8:28 @ Then said Ozias to her, All that thou hast spoken hast thou spoken with a good heart, and there is none that may gainsay thy words.

bes@Jdt:8:33 @ Ye shall stand this night in the gate, and I will go forth with my waitingwoman: and within the days that ye have promised to deliver the city to our enemies the Lord will visit Israel by mine hand.

bes@Jdt:9:1 @ Judith fell upon her face, and put ashes upon her head, and uncovered the sackcloth wherewith she was clothed; and about the time that the incense of that evening was offered in Jerusalem in the house of the Lord Judith cried with a loud voice, and said,

bes@Jdt:9:3 @ Wherefore thou gavest their rulers to be slain, so that they dyed their bed in blood, being deceived, and smotest the servants with their lords, and the lords upon their thrones;

bes@Jdt:9:4 @ And hast given their wives for a prey, and their daughters to be captives, and all their spoils to be divided among thy dear children; which were moved with thy zeal, and abhorred the pollution of their blood, and called upon thee for aid: O God, O my God, hear me also a widow.

bes@Jdt:9:7 @ For, behold, the Assyrians are multiplied in their power; they are exalted with horse and man; they glory in the strength of their footmen; they trust in shield, and spear, and bow, and sling; and know not that thou art the Lord that breakest the battles: the Lord is thy name.

bes@Jdt:9:8 @ Throw down their strength in thy power, and bring down their force in thy wrath: for they have purposed to defile thy sanctuary, and to pollute the tabernacle where thy glorious name resteth and to cast down with sword the horn of thy altar.

bes@Jdt:9:10 @ Smite by the deceit of my lips the servant with the prince, and the prince with the servant: break down their stateliness by the hand of a woman.

bes@Jdt:9:11 @ For thy power standeth not in multitude nor thy might in strong men: for thou art a God of the afflicted, an helper of the oppressed, an upholder of the weak, a protector of the forlorn, a saviour of them that are without hope.

bes@Jdt:10:3 @ And pulled off the sackcloth which she had on, and put off the garments of her widowhood, and washed her body all over with water, and anointed herself with precious ointment, and braided the hair of her head, and put on a tire upon it, and put on her garments of gladness, wherewith she was clad during the life of Manasses her husband.

bes@Jdt:10:5 @ Then she gave her maid a bottle of wine, and a cruse of oil, and filled a bag with parched corn, and lumps of figs, and with fine bread; so she folded all these things together, and laid them upon her.

bes@Jdt:10:9 @ And she said unto them, Command the gates of the city to be opened unto me, that I may go forth to accomplish the things whereof ye have spoken with me. So they commanded the young men to open unto her, as she had spoken.

bes@Jdt:10:10 @ And when they had done so, Judith went out, she, and her maid with her; and the men of the city looked after her, until she was gone down the mountain, and till she had passed the valley, and could see her no more.

bes@Jdt:10:13 @ And I am coming before Holofernes the chief captain of your army, to declare words of truth; and I will shew him a way, whereby he shall go, and win all the hill country, without losing the body or life of any one of his men.

bes@Jdt:10:18 @ Then was there a concourse throughout all the camp: for her coming was noised among the tents, and they came about her, as she stood without the tent of Holofernes, till they told him of her.

bes@Jdt:10:21 @ Now Holofernes rested upon his bed under a canopy, which was woven with purple, and gold, and emeralds, and precious stones.

bes@Jdt:10:22 @ So they shewed him of her; and he came out before his tent with silver lamps going before him.

bes@Jdt:11:11 @ And now, that my lord be not defeated and frustrate of his purpose, even death is now fallen upon them, and their sin hath overtaken them, wherewith they will provoke their God to anger whensoever they shall do that which is not fit to be done:

bes@Jdt:11:13 @ And are resolved to spend the firstfruits of the the tenths of wine and oil, which they had sanctified, and reserved for the priests that serve in Jerusalem before the face of our God; the which things it is not lawful for any of the people so much as to touch with their hands.

bes@Jdt:11:15 @ Now when they shall bring them word, they will forthwith do it, and they shall be given to thee to be destroyed the same day.

bes@Jdt:11:16 @ Wherefore I thine handmaid, knowing all this, am fled from their presence; and God hath sent me to work things with thee, whereat all the earth shall be astonished, and whosoever shall hear it.

bes@Jdt:11:17 @ For thy servant is religious, and serveth the God of heaven day and night: now therefore, my lord, I will remain with thee, and thy servant will go out by night into the valley, and I will pray unto God, and he will tell me when they have committed their sins:

bes@Jdt:11:18 @ And I will come and shew it unto thee: then thou shalt go forth with all thine army, and there shall be none of them that shall resist thee.

bes@Jdt:12:3 @ Then Holofernes said unto her, If thy provision should fail, how should we give thee the like? for there be none with us of thy nation.

bes@Jdt:12:11 @ Then said he to Bagoas the eunuch, who had charge over all that he had, Go now, and persuade this Hebrew woman which is with thee, that she come unto us, and eat and drink with us.

bes@Jdt:12:13 @ Then went Bagoas from the presence of Holofernes, and came to her, and he said, Let not this fair damsel fear to come to my lord, and to be honoured in his presence, and drink wine, and be merry with us and be made this day as one of the daughters of the Assyrians, which serve in the house of Nabuchodonosor.

bes@Jdt:12:15 @ So she arose, and decked herself with her apparel and all her woman’s attire, and her maid went and laid soft skins on the ground for her over against Holofernes, which she had received of Bagoas for her daily use, that she might sit and eat upon them.

bes@Jdt:12:16 @ Now when Judith came in and sat down, Holofernes his heart was ravished with her, and his mind was moved, and he desired greatly her company; for he waited a time to deceive her, from the day that he had seen her.

bes@Jdt:12:17 @ Then said Holofernes unto her, Drink now, and be merry with us.

bes@Jdt:13:1 @ Now when the evening was come, his servants made haste to depart, and Bagoas shut his tent without, and dismissed the waiters from the presence of his lord; and they went to their beds: for they were all weary, because the feast had been long.

bes@Jdt:13:2 @ And Judith was left along in the tent, and Holofernes lying along upon his bed: for he was filled with wine.

bes@Jdt:13:3 @ Now Judith had commanded her maid to stand without her bedchamber, and to wait for her. coming forth, as she did daily: for she said she would go forth to her prayers, and she spake to Bagoas according to the same purpose.

bes@Jdt:13:8 @ And she smote twice upon his neck with all her might, and she took away his head from him.

bes@Jdt:13:11 @ Then said Judith afar off, to the watchmen at the gate, Open, open now the gate: God, even our God, is with us, to shew his power yet in Jerusalem, and his forces against the enemy, as he hath even done this day.

bes@Jdt:13:14 @ Then she said to them with a loud voice, Praise, praise God, praise God, I say, for he hath not taken away his mercy from the house of Israel, but hath destroyed our enemies by mine hands this night.

bes@Jdt:13:16 @ As the Lord liveth, who hath kept me in my way that I went, my countenance hath deceived him to his destruction, and yet hath he not committed sin with me, to defile and shame me.

bes@Jdt:13:17 @ Then all the people were wonderfully astonished, and bowed themselves and worshipped God, and said with one accord, Blessed be thou, O our God, which hast this day brought to nought the enemies of thy people.

bes@Jdt:14:9 @ And when she had left off speaking, the people shouted with a loud voice, and made a joyful noise in their city.

bes@Jdt:14:14 @ Then went in Bagoas, and knocked at the door of the tent; for he thought that he had slept with Judith.

bes@Jdt:14:16 @ Therefore he cried with a loud voice, with weeping, and sighing, and a mighty cry, and rent his garments.

bes@Jdt:14:18 @ These slaves have dealt treacherously; one woman of the Hebrews hath brought shame upon the house of king Nabuchodonosor: for, behold, Holofernes lieth upon the ground without a head.

bes@Jdt:15:5 @ Now when the children of Israel heard it, they all fell upon them with one consent, and slew them unto Chobai: likewise also they that came from Jerusalem, and from all the hill country, (for men had told them what things were done in the camp of their enemies) and they that were in Galaad, and in Galilee, chased them with a great slaughter, until they were past Damascus and the borders thereof.

bes@Jdt:15:9 @ And when they came unto her, they blessed her with one accord, and said unto her, Thou art the exaltation of Jerusalem, thou art the great glory of Israel, thou art the great rejoicing of our nation:

bes@Jdt:15:10 @ Thou hast done all these things by thine hand: thou hast done much good to Israel, and God is pleased therewith: blessed be thou of the Almighty Lord for evermore. And all the people said, So be it.

bes@Jdt:15:12 @ Then all the women of Israel ran together to see her, and blessed her, and made a dance among them for her: and she took branches in her hand, and gave also to the women that were with her.

bes@Jdt:15:13 @ And they put a garland of olive upon her and her maid that was with her, and she went before all the people in the dance, leading all the women: and all the men of Israel followed in their armour with garlands, and with songs in their mouths.

bes@Jdt:16:2 @ And Judith said, Begin unto my God with timbrels, sing unto my Lord with cymbals: tune unto him a new psalm: exalt him, and call upon his name.

bes@Jdt:16:4 @ Assur came out of the mountains from the north, he came with ten thousands of his army, the multitude whereof stopped the torrents, and their horsemen have covered the hills.

bes@Jdt:16:5 @ He bragged that he would burn up my borders, and kill my young men with the sword, and dash the sucking children against the ground, and make mine infants as a prey, and my virgins as a spoil.

bes@Jdt:16:7 @ For the mighty one did not fall by the young men, neither did the sons of the Titans smite him, nor high giants set upon him: but Judith the daughter of Merari weakened him with the beauty of her countenance.

bes@Jdt:16:8 @ For she put off the garment of her widowhood for the exaltation of those that were oppressed in Israel, and anointed her face with ointment, and bound her hair in a tire, and took a linen garment to deceive him.

bes@Jdt:16:15 @ For the mountains shall be moved from their foundations with the waters, the rocks shall melt as wax at thy presence: yet thou art merciful to them that fear thee.

bes@Jdt:16:20 @ So the people continued feasting in Jerusalem before the sanctuary for the space of three months and Judith remained with them.

bes@Wis:1:1 @ Love righteousness, ye that be judges of the earth: think of the Lord with a good (heart,) and in simplicity of heart seek him.

bes@Wis:1:5 @ For the holy spirit of discipline will flee deceit, and remove from thoughts that are without understanding, and will not abide when unrighteousness cometh in.

bes@Wis:1:12 @ Seek not death in the error of your life: and pull not upon yourselves destruction with the works of your hands.

bes@Wis:1:16 @ But ungodly men with their works and words called it to them: for when they thought to have it their friend, they consumed to nought, and made a covenant with it, because they are worthy to take part with it.

bes@Wis:2:1 @ For the ungodly said, reasoning with themselves, but not aright, Our life is short and tedious, and in the death of a man there is no remedy: neither was there any man known to have returned from the grave.

bes@Wis:2:4 @ And our name shall be forgotten in time, and no man shall have our works in remembrance, and our life shall pass away as the trace of a cloud, and shall be dispersed as a mist, that is driven away with the beams of the sun, and overcome with the heat thereof.

bes@Wis:2:7 @ Let us fill ourselves with costly wine and ointments: and let no flower of the spring pass by us:

bes@Wis:2:8 @ Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds, before they be withered:

bes@Wis:2:9 @ Let none of us go without his part of our voluptuousness: let us leave tokens of our joyfulness in every place: for this is our portion, and our lot is this.

bes@Wis:2:12 @ Therefore let us lie in wait for the righteous; because he is not for our turn, and he is clean contrary to our doings: he upbraideth us with our offending the law, and objecteth to our infamy the transgressings of our education.

bes@Wis:2:19 @ Let us examine him with despitefulness and torture, that we may know his meekness, and prove his patience.

bes@Wis:2:20 @ Let us condemn him with a shameful death: for by his own saying he shall be respected.

bes@Wis:3:9 @ They that put their trust in him shall understand the truth: and such as be faithful in love shall abide with him: for grace and mercy is to his saints, and he hath care for his elect.

bes@Wis:3:14 @ And blessed is the eunuch, which with his hands hath wrought no iniquity, nor imagined wicked things against God: for unto him shall be given the special gift of faith, and an inheritance in the temple of the Lord more acceptable to his mind.

bes@Wis:3:17 @ For though they live long, yet shall they be nothing regarded: and their last age shall be without honour.

bes@Wis:4:1 @ Better it is to have no children, and to have virtue: for the memorial thereof is immortal: because it is known with God, and with men.

bes@Wis:4:4 @ For though they flourish in branches for a time; yet standing not last, they shall be shaken with the wind, and through the force of winds they shall be rooted out.

bes@Wis:4:7 @ But though the righteous be prevented with death, yet shall he be in rest.

bes@Wis:4:15 @ This the people saw, and understood it not, neither laid they up this in their minds, That his grace and mercy is with his saints, and that he hath respect unto his chosen.

bes@Wis:4:20 @ And when they cast up the accounts of their sins, they shall come with fear: and their own iniquities shall convince them to their face.

bes@Wis:5:2 @ When they see it, they shall be troubled with terrible fear, and shall be amazed at the strangeness of his salvation, so far beyond all that they looked for.

bes@Wis:5:3 @ And they repenting and groaning for anguish of spirit shall say within themselves, This was he, whom we had sometimes in derision, and a proverb of reproach:

bes@Wis:5:4 @ We fools accounted his life madness, and his end to be without honour:

bes@Wis:5:8 @ What hath pride profited us? or what good hath riches with our vaunting brought us?

bes@Wis:5:11 @ Or as when a bird hath flown through the air, there is no token of her way to be found, but the light air being beaten with the stroke of her wings and parted with the violent noise and motion of them, is passed through, and therein afterwards no sign where she went is to be found;

bes@Wis:5:14 @ For the hope of the ungodly is like dust that is blown away with the wind; like a thin froth that is driven away with the storm; like as the smoke which is dispersed here and there with a tempest, and passeth away as the remembrance of a guest that tarrieth but a day.

bes@Wis:5:15 @ But the righteous live for evermore; their reward also is with the Lord, and the care of them is with the most High.

bes@Wis:5:16 @ Therefore shall they receive a glorious kingdom, and a beautiful crown from the Lord’s hand: for with his right hand shall he cover them, and with his arm shall he protect them.

bes@Wis:5:20 @ His severe wrath shall he sharpen for a sword, and the world shall fight with him against the unwise.

bes@Wis:6:15 @ To think therefore upon her is perfection of wisdom: and whoso watcheth for her shall quickly be without care.

bes@Wis:6:23 @ Neither will I go with consuming envy; for such a man shall have no fellowship with wisdom.

bes@Wis:7:2 @ And in my mother’s womb was fashioned to be flesh in the time of ten months, being compacted in blood, of the seed of man, and the pleasure that came with sleep.

bes@Wis:7:4 @ I was nursed in swaddling clothes, and that with cares.

bes@Wis:7:11 @ All good things together came to me with her, and innumerable riches in her hands.

bes@Wis:7:28 @ For God loveth none but him that dwelleth with wisdom.

bes@Wis:7:29 @ For she is more beautiful than the sun, and above all the order of stars: being compared with the light, she is found before it.

bes@Wis:8:3 @ In that she is conversant with God, she magnifieth her nobility: yea, the Lord of all things himself loved her.

bes@Wis:8:9 @ Therefore I purposed to take her to me to live with me, knowing that she would be a counsellor of good things, and a comfort in cares and grief.

bes@Wis:8:10 @ For her sake I shall have estimation among the multitude, and honour with the elders, though I be young.

bes@Wis:8:16 @ After I am come into mine house, I will repose myself with her: for her conversation hath no bitterness; and to live with her hath no sorrow, but mirth and joy.

bes@Wis:8:18 @ And great pleasure it is to have her friendship; and in the works of her hands are infinite riches; and in the exercise of conference with her, prudence; and in talking with her, a good report; I went about seeking how to take her to me.

bes@Wis:8:21 @ Nevertheless, when I perceived that I could not otherwise obtain her, except God gave her me; and that was a point of wisdom also to know whose gift she was; I prayed unto the Lord, and besought him, and with my whole heart I said,

bes@Wis:9:1 @ O God of my fathers, and Lord of mercy, who hast made all things with thy word,

bes@Wis:9:3 @ And order the world according to equity and righteousness, and execute judgement with an upright heart:

bes@Wis:9:6 @ For though a man be never so perfect among the children of men, yet if thy wisdom be not with him, he shall be nothing regarded.

bes@Wis:9:9 @ And wisdom was with thee: which knoweth thy works, and was present when thou madest the world, and knew what was acceptable in thy sight, and right in thy commandments.

bes@Wis:9:10 @ O send her out of thy holy heavens, and from the throne of thy glory, that being present she may labour with me, that I may know what is pleasing unto thee.

bes@Wis:9:16 @ And hardly do we guess aright at things that are upon earth, and with labour do we find the things that are before us: but the things that are in heaven who hath searched out?

bes@Wis:10:3 @ But when the unrighteous went away from her in his anger, he perished also in the fury wherewith he murdered his brother.

bes@Wis:10:4 @ For whose cause the earth being drowned with the flood, wisdom again preserved it, and directed the course of the righteous in a piece of wood of small value.

bes@Wis:10:13 @ When the righteous was sold, she forsook him not, but delivered him from sin: she went down with him into the pit,

bes@Wis:10:16 @ She entered into the soul of the servant of the Lord, and withstood dreadful kings in wonders and signs;

bes@Wis:10:20 @ Therefore the righteous spoiled the ungodly, and praised thy holy name, O Lord, and magnified with one accord thine hand, that fought for them.

bes@Wis:11:6 @ For instead of a fountain of a perpetual running river troubled with foul blood,

bes@Wis:11:14 @ For whom they respected with scorn, when he was long before thrown out at the casting forth of the infants, him in the end, when they saw what came to pass, they admired.

bes@Wis:11:15 @ But for the foolish devices of their wickedness, wherewith being deceived they worshipped serpents void of reason, and vile beasts, thou didst send a multitude of unreasonable beasts upon them for vengeance;

bes@Wis:11:16 @ That they might know, that wherewithal a man sinneth, by the same also shall he be punished.

bes@Wis:11:17 @ For thy Almighty hand, that made the world of matter without form, wanted not means to send among them a multitude of bears or fierce lions,

bes@Wis:11:20 @ Yea, and without these might they have fallen down with one blast, being persecuted of vengeance, and scattered abroad through the breath of thy power: but thou hast ordered all things in measure and number and weight.

bes@Wis:11:21 @ For thou canst shew thy great strength at all times when thou wilt; and who may withstand the power of thine arm?

bes@Wis:12:6 @ With their priests out of the midst of their idolatrous crew, and the parents, that killed with their own hands souls destitute of help:

bes@Wis:12:9 @ Not that thou wast unable to bring the ungodly under the hand of the righteous in battle, or to destroy them at once with cruel beasts, or with one rough word:

bes@Wis:12:12 @ For who shall say, What hast thou done? or who shall withstand thy judgement? or who shall accuse thee for the nations that perish, whom thou made? or who shall come to stand against thee, to be revenged for the unrighteous men?

bes@Wis:12:15 @ Forsomuch then as thou art righteous thyself, thou orderest all things righteously: thinking it not agreeable with thy power to condemn him that hath not deserved to be punished.

bes@Wis:12:18 @ But thou, mastering thy power, judgest with equity, and orderest us with great favour: for thou mayest use power when thou wilt.

bes@Wis:12:20 @ For if thou didst punish the enemies of thy children, and the condemned to death, with such deliberation, giving them time and place, whereby they might be delivered from their malice:

bes@Wis:12:21 @ With how great circumspection didst thou judge thine own sons, unto whose fathers thou hast sworn, and made covenants of good promises?

bes@Wis:12:23 @ Wherefore, whereas men have lived dissolutely and unrighteously, thou hast tormented them with their own abominations.

bes@Wis:12:25 @ Therefore unto them, as to children without the use of reason, thou didst send a judgement to mock them.

bes@Wis:12:26 @ But they that would not be reformed by that correction, wherein he dallied with them, shall feel a judgement worthy of God.

bes@Wis:13:3 @ With whose beauty if they being delighted took them to be gods; let them know how much better the Lord of them is: for the first author of beauty hath created them.

bes@Wis:13:14 @ Or made it like some vile beast, laying it over with vermilion, and with paint colouring it red, and covering every spot therein;

bes@Wis:13:15 @ And when he had made a convenient room for it, set it in a wall, and made it fast with iron:

bes@Wis:14:4 @ Shewing that thou canst save from all danger: yea, though a man went to sea without art.

bes@Wis:14:8 @ But that which is made with hands is cursed, as well it, as he that made it: he, because he made it; and it, because, being corruptible, it was called god.

bes@Wis:14:10 @ For that which is made shall be punished together with him that made it.

bes@Wis:14:15 @ For a father afflicted with untimely mourning, when he hath made an image of his child soon taken away, now honoured him as a god, which was then a dead man, and delivered to those that were under him ceremonies and sacrifices.

bes@Wis:14:25 @ So that there reigned in all men without exception blood, manslaughter, theft, and dissimulation, corruption, unfaithfulness, tumults, perjury,

bes@Wis:15:4 @ For neither did the mischievous invention of men deceive us, nor an image spotted with divers colours, the painter’s fruitless labour;

bes@Wis:15:7 @ For the potter, tempering soft earth, fashioneth every vessel with much labour for our service: yea, of the same clay he maketh both the vessels that serve for clean uses, and likewise also all such as serve to the contrary: but what is the use of either sort, the potter himself is the judge.

bes@Wis:15:8 @ And employing his labours lewdly, he maketh a vain god of the same clay, even he which a little before was made of earth himself, and within a little while after returneth to the same, out when his life which was lent him shall be demanded.

bes@Wis:15:9 @ Notwithstanding his care is, not that he shall have much labour, nor that his life is short: but striveth to excel goldsmiths and silversmiths, and endeavoureth to do like the workers in brass, and counteth it his glory to make counterfeit things.

bes@Wis:15:17 @ For being mortal, he worketh a dead thing with wicked hands: for he himself is better than the things which he worshippeth: whereas he lived once, but they never.

bes@Wis:15:19 @ Neither are they beautiful, so much as to be desired in respect of beasts: but they went without the praise of God and his blessing.

bes@Wis:16:2 @ Instead of which punishment, dealing graciously with thine own people, thou preparedst for them meat of a strange taste, even quails to stir up their appetite:

bes@Wis:16:5 @ For when the horrible fierceness of beasts came upon these, and they perished with the stings of crooked serpents, thy wrath endured not for ever:

bes@Wis:16:16 @ For the ungodly, that denied to know thee, were scourged by the strength of thine arm: with strange rains, hails, and showers, were they persecuted, that they could not avoid, and through fire were they consumed.

bes@Wis:16:18 @ For sometime the flame was mitigated, that it might not burn up the beasts that were sent against the ungodly; but themselves might see and perceive that they were persecuted with the judgement of God.

bes@Wis:16:20 @ Instead whereof thou feddest thine own people with angels’ food, and didst send them from heaven bread prepared without their labour, able to content every man’s delight, and agreeing to every taste.

bes@Wis:16:27 @ For that which was not destroyed of the fire, being warmed with a little sunbeam, soon melted away:

bes@Wis:17:2 @ For when unrighteous men thought to oppress the holy nation; they being shut up in their houses, the prisoners of darkness, and fettered with the bonds of a long night, lay there exiled from the eternal providence.

bes@Wis:17:3 @ For while they supposed to lie hid in their secret sins, they were scattered under a dark veil of forgetfulness, being horribly astonished, and troubled with strange apparitions.

bes@Wis:17:4 @ For neither might the corner that held them keep them from fear: but noises as of waters falling down sounded about them, and sad visions appeared unto them with heavy countenances.

bes@Wis:17:7 @ As for the illusions of art magick, they were put down, and their vaunting in wisdom was reproved with disgrace.

bes@Wis:17:9 @ For though no terrible thing did fear them; yet being scared with beasts that passed by, and hissing of serpents,

bes@Wis:17:11 @ For wickedness, condemned by her own witness, is very timorous, and being pressed with conscience, always forecasteth grievous things.

bes@Wis:17:13 @ And the expectation from within, being less, counteth the ignorance more than the cause which bringeth the torment.

bes@Wis:17:15 @ Were partly vexed with monstrous apparitions, and partly fainted, their heart failing them: for a sudden fear, and not looked for, came upon them.

bes@Wis:17:16 @ So then whosoever there fell down was straitly kept, shut up in a prison without iron bars,

bes@Wis:17:17 @ For whether he were husbandman, or shepherd, or a labourer in the field, he was overtaken, and endured that necessity, which could not be avoided: for they were all bound with one chain of darkness.

bes@Wis:17:20 @ For the whole world shined with clear light, and none were hindered in their labour:

bes@Wis:18:8 @ For wherewith thou didst punish our adversaries, by the same thou didst glorify us, whom thou hadst called.

bes@Wis:18:9 @ For the righteous children of good men did sacrifice secretly, and with one consent made a holy law, that the saints should be like partakers of the same good and evil, the fathers now singing out the songs of praise.

bes@Wis:18:12 @ So they all together had innumerable dead with one kind of death; neither were the living sufficient to bury them: for in one moment the noblest offspring of them was destroyed.

bes@Wis:18:16 @ And brought thine unfeigned commandment as a sharp sword, and standing up filled all things with death; and it touched the heaven, but it stood upon the earth.

bes@Wis:18:22 @ So he overcame the destroyer, not with strength of body, nor force of arms, but with a word subdued him that punished, alleging the oaths and covenants made with the fathers.

bes@Wis:19:1 @ As for the ungodly, wrath came upon them without mercy unto the end: for he knew before what they would do;

bes@Wis:19:6 @ For the whole creature in his proper kind was fashioned again anew, serving the peculiar commandments that were given unto them, that thy children might be kept without hurt:

bes@Wis:19:7 @ As namely, a cloud shadowing the camp; and where water stood before, dry land appeared; and out of the Red sea a way without impediment; and out of the violent stream a green field:

bes@Wis:19:8 @ Where through all the people went that were defended with thy hand, seeing thy marvellous strange wonders.

bes@Wis:19:11 @ But afterwards they saw a new generation of fowls, when, being led with their appetite, they asked delicate meats.

bes@Wis:19:13 @ And punishments came upon the sinners not without former signs by the force of thunders: for they suffered justly according to their own wickedness, insomuch as they used a more hard and hateful behaviour toward strangers.

bes@Wis:19:16 @ But these very grievously afflicted them, whom they had received with feastings, and were already made partakers of the same laws with them.

bes@Wis:19:17 @ Therefore even with blindness were these stricken, as those were at the doors of the righteous man: when, being compassed about with horrible great darkness, every one sought the passage of his own doors.

bes@Tob:1:3 @ I Tobit have walked all the days of my life in the ways of truth and justice, and I did many almsdeeds to my brethren, and my nation, who came with me to Nineve, into the land of the Assyrians.

bes@Tob:1:6 @ But I alone went often to Jerusalem at the feasts, as it was ordained unto all the people of Israel by an everlasting decree, having the firstfruits and tenths of increase, with that which was first shorn; and them gave I at the altar to the priests the children of Aaron.

bes@Tob:1:12 @ Because I remembered God with all my heart.

bes@Tob:1:14 @ And I went into Media, and left in trust with Gabael, the brother of Gabrias, at Rages a city of Media ten talents of silver.

bes@Tob:1:19 @ And when one of the Ninevites went and complained of me to the king, that I buried them, and hid myself; understanding that I was sought for to be put to death, I withdrew myself for fear.

bes@Tob:2:1 @ Now when I was come home again, and my wife Anna was restored unto me, with my son Tobias, in the feast of Pentecost, which is the holy feast of the seven weeks, there was a good dinner prepared me, in the which I sat down to eat.

bes@Tob:3:5 @ And now thy judgements are many and true: deal with me according to my sins and my fathers’: because we have not kept thy commandments, neither have walked in truth before thee.

bes@Tob:3:6 @ Now therefore deal with me as seemeth best unto thee, and command my spirit to be taken from me, that I may be dissolved, and become earth: for it is profitable for me to die rather than to live, because I have heard false reproaches, and have much sorrow: command therefore that I may now be delivered out of this distress, and go into the everlasting place: turn not thy face away from me.

bes@Tob:3:8 @ Because that she had been married to seven husbands, whom Asmodeus the evil spirit had killed, before they had lain with her. Dost thou not know, said they, that thou hast strangled thine husbands? thou hast had already seven husbands, neither wast thou named after any of them.

bes@Tob:3:10 @ When she heard these things, she was very sorrowful, so that she thought to have strangled herself; and she said, I am the only daughter of my father, and if I do this, it shall be a reproach unto him, and I shall bring his old age with sorrow unto the grave.

bes@Tob:3:14 @ Thou knowest, Lord, that I am pure from all sin with man,

bes@Tob:4:2 @ And said with himself, I have wished for death; wherefore do I not call for my son Tobias that I may signify to him of the money before I die?

bes@Tob:4:14 @ Let not the wages of any man, which hath wrought for thee, tarry with thee, but give him it out of hand: for if thou serve God, he will also repay thee: be circumspect my son, in all things thou doest, and be wise in all thy conversation.

bes@Tob:4:15 @ Do that to no man which thou hatest: drink not wine to make thee drunken: neither let drunkenness go with thee in thy journey.

bes@Tob:5:3 @ Then he gave him the handwriting, and said unto him, Seek thee a man which may go with thee, whiles I yet live, and I will give him wages: and go and receive the money.

bes@Tob:5:5 @ But he knew not; and he said unto him, Canst thou go with me to Rages? and knowest thou those places well?

bes@Tob:5:6 @ To whom the angel said, I will go with thee, and I know the way well: for I have lodged with our brother Gabael.

bes@Tob:5:8 @ Then he said unto him, Go and tarry not. So he went in and said to his father, Behold, I have found one which will go with me. Then he said, Call him unto me, that I may know of what tribe he is, and whether he be a trusty man to go with thee.

bes@Tob:5:11 @ To whom he said, Dost thou seek for a tribe or family, or an hired man to go with thy son? Then Tobit said unto him, I would know, brother, thy kindred and name.

bes@Tob:5:13 @ Then Tobit said, Thou art welcome, brother; be not now angry with me, because I have enquired to know thy tribe and thy family; for thou art my brother, of an honest and good stock: for I know Ananias and Jonathas, sons of that great Samaias, as we went together to Jerusalem to worship, and offered the firstborn, and the tenths of the fruits; and they were not seduced with the error of our brethren: my brother, thou art of a good stock.

bes@Tob:5:16 @ So they were well pleased. Then said he to Tobias, Prepare thyself for the journey, and God send you a good journey. And when his son had prepared all things far the journey, his father said, Go thou with this man, and God, which dwelleth in heaven, prosper your journey, and the angel of God keep you company. So they went forth both, and the young man’s dog with them.

bes@Tob:5:19 @ For that which the Lord hath given us to live with doth suffice us.

bes@Tob:6:10 @ The angel said to the young man, Brother, to day we shall lodge with Raguel, who is thy cousin; he also hath one only daughter, named Sara; I will speak for her, that she may be given thee for a wife.

bes@Tob:6:14 @ And now I am the only son of my father, and I am afraid, lest if I go in unto her, I die, as the other before: for a wicked spirit loveth her, which hurteth no body, but those which come unto her; wherefore I also fear lest I die, and bring my father’s and my mother’s life because of me to the grave with sorrow: for they have no other son to bury them.

bes@Tob:6:16 @ And when thou shalt come into the marriage chamber, thou shalt take the ashes of perfume, and shalt lay upon them some of the heart and liver of the fish, and shalt make a smoke with it:

bes@Tob:6:17 @ And the devil shall smell it, and flee away, and never come again any more: but when thou shalt come to her, rise up both of you, and pray to God which is merciful, who will have pity on you, and save you: fear not, for she is appointed unto thee from the beginning; and thou shalt preserve her, and she shall go with thee. Moreover I suppose that she shall bear thee children. Now when Tobias had heard these things, he loved her, and his heart was effectually joined to her.

bes@Tob:7:9 @ So he communicated the matter with Raguel: and Raguel said to Tobias, Eat and drink, and make merry:

bes@Tob:8:2 @ And as he went, he remembered the words of Raphael, and took the ashes of the perfumes, and put the heart and the liver of the fish thereupon, and made a smoke therewith.

bes@Tob:8:8 @ And she said with him, Amen.

bes@Tob:8:15 @ Then Raguel praised God, and said, O God, thou art worthy to be praised with all pure and holy praise; therefore let thy saints praise thee with all thy creatures; and let all thine angels and thine elect praise thee for ever.

bes@Tob:8:16 @ Thou art to be praised, for thou hast made me joyful; and that is not come to me which I suspected; but thou hast dealt with us according to thy great mercy.

bes@Tob:8:17 @ Thou art to be praised because thou hast had mercy of two that were the only begotten children of their fathers: grant them mercy, O Lord, and finish their life in health with joy and mercy.

bes@Tob:9:2 @ Brother Azarias, take with thee a servant, and two camels, and go to Rages of Media to Gabael, and bring me the money, and bring him to the wedding.

bes@Tob:9:5 @ So Raphael went out, and lodged with Gabael, and gave him the handwriting: who brought forth bags which were sealed up, and gave them to him.

bes@Tob:10:9 @ But his father in law said unto him, Tarry with me, and I will send to thy father, and they shall declare unto him how things go with thee.

bes@Tob:11:6 @ And when she espied him coming, she said to his father, Behold, thy son cometh, and the man that went with him.

bes@Tob:11:8 @ Therefore anoint thou his eyes with the gall, and being pricked therewith, he shall rub, and the whiteness shall fall away, and he shall see thee.

bes@Tob:11:19 @ And Tobias’ wedding was kept seven days with great joy.

bes@Tob:12:1 @ Then Tobit called his son Tobias, and said unto him, My son, see that the man have his wages, which went with thee, and thou must give him more.

bes@Tob:12:8 @ Prayer is good with fasting and alms and righteousness. A little with righteousness is better than much with unrighteousness. It is better to give alms than to lay up gold:

bes@Tob:12:9 @ For alms doth deliver from death, and shall purge away all sin. Those that exercise alms and righteousness shall be filled with life:

bes@Tob:12:12 @ Now therefore, when thou didst pray, and Sara thy daughter in law, I did bring the remembrance of your prayers before the Holy One: and when thou didst bury the dead, I was with thee likewise.

bes@Tob:12:13 @ And when thou didst not delay to rise up, and leave thy dinner, to go and cover the dead, thy good deed was not hid from me: but I was with thee.

bes@Tob:12:17 @ But he said unto them, Fear not, for it shall go well with you; praise God therefore.

bes@Tob:13:6 @ If ye turn to him with your whole heart, and with your whole mind, and deal uprightly before him, then will he turn unto you, and will not hide his face from you. Therefore see what he will do with you, and confess him with your whole mouth, and praise the Lord of might, and extol the everlasting King. In the land of my captivity do I praise him, and declare his might and majesty to a sinful nation. O ye sinners, turn and do justice before him: who can tell if he will accept you, and have mercy on you?

bes@Tob:13:10 @ Give praise to the Lord, for he is good: and praise the everlasting King, that his tabernacle may be builded in thee again with joy, and let him make joyful there in thee those that are captives, and love in thee for ever those that are miserable.

bes@Tob:13:11 @ Many nations shall come from far to the name of the Lord God with gifts in their hands, even gifts to the King of heaven; all generations shall praise thee with great joy.

bes@Tob:13:16 @ For Jerusalem shall be built up with sapphires and emeralds, and precious stone: thy walls and towers and battlements with pure gold.

bes@Tob:13:17 @ And the streets of Jerusalem shall be paved with beryl and carbuncle and stones of Ophir.

bes@Tob:14:5 @ And that again God will have mercy on them, and bring them again into the land, where they shall build a temple, but not like to the first, until the time of that age be fulfilled; and afterward they shall return from all places of their captivity, and build up Jerusalem gloriously, and the house of God shall be built in it for ever with a glorious building, as the prophets have spoken thereof.

bes@Tob:14:9 @ But keep thou the law and the commandments, and shew thyself merciful and just, that it may go well with thee.

bes@Tob:14:10 @ And bury me decently, and thy mother with me; but tarry no longer at Nineve. Remember, my son, how Aman handled Achiacharus that brought him up, how out of light he brought him into darkness, and how he rewarded him again: yet Achiacharus was saved, but the other had his reward: for he went down into darkness. Manasses gave alms, and escaped the snares of death which they had set for him: but Aman fell into the snare, and perished.

bes@Tob:14:12 @ And when Anna his mother was dead, he buried her with his father. But Tobias departed with his wife and children to Ecbatane to Raguel his father in law,

bes@Tob:14:13 @ Where he became old with honour, and he buried his father and mother in law honourably, and he inherited their substance, and his father Tobit’s.

bes@Sir:1:10 @ She is with all flesh according to his gift, and he hath given her to them that love him.

bes@Sir:1:13 @ Whoso feareth the Lord, it shall go well with him at the last, and he shall find favour in the day of his death.

bes@Sir:1:14 @ To fear the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and it was created with the faithful in the womb.

bes@Sir:1:15 @ She hath built an everlasting foundation with men, and she shall continue with their seed.

bes@Sir:1:16 @ To fear the Lord is fulness of wisdom, and filleth men with her fruits.

bes@Sir:1:17 @ She filleth all their house with things desirable, and the garners with her increase.

bes@Sir:1:28 @ Distrust not the fear of the Lord when thou art poor: and come not unto him with a double heart.

bes@Sir:2:16 @ They that fear the Lord will seek that which is well, pleasing unto him; and they that love him shall be filled with the law.

bes@Sir:3:13 @ And if his understanding fail, have patience with him; and despise him not when thou art in thy full strength.

bes@Sir:3:17 @ My son, go on with thy business in meekness; so shalt thou be beloved of him that is approved.

bes@Sir:3:22 @ But what is commanded thee, think thereupon with reverence, for it is not needful for thee to see with thine eyes the things that are in secret.

bes@Sir:3:25 @ Without eyes thou shalt want light: profess not the knowledge therefore that thou hast not.

bes@Sir:3:27 @ An obstinate heart shall be laden with sorrows; and the wicked man shall heap sin upon sin.

bes@Sir:4:8 @ Let it not grieve thee to bow down thine ear to the poor, and give him a friendly answer with meekness.

bes@Sir:4:12 @ He that loveth her loveth life; and they that seek to her early shall be filled with joy.

bes@Sir:4:17 @ For at the first she will walk with him by crooked ways, and bring fear and dread upon him, and torment him with her discipline, until she may trust his soul, and try him by her laws.

bes@Sir:5:5 @ Concerning propitiation, be not without fear to add sin unto sin:

bes@Sir:5:9 @ Winnow not with every wind, and go not into every way: for so doth the sinner that hath a double tongue.

bes@Sir:5:11 @ Be swift to hear; and let thy life be sincere; and with patience give answer.

bes@Sir:5:14 @ Be not called a whisperer, and lie not in wait with thy tongue: for a foul shame is upon the thief, and an evil condemnation upon the double tongue.

bes@Sir:6:6 @ Be in peace with many: nevertheless have but one counsellor of a thousand.

bes@Sir:6:20 @ She is very unpleasant to the unlearned: he that is without understanding will not remain with her.

bes@Sir:6:25 @ Bow down thy shoulder, and bear her, and be not grieved with her bonds.

bes@Sir:6:26 @ Come unto her with thy whole heart, and keep her ways with all thy power.

bes@Sir:7:22 @ Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee.

bes@Sir:7:27 @ Honour thy father with thy whole heart, and forget not the sorrows of thy mother.

bes@Sir:7:29 @ Fear the Lord with all thy soul, and reverence his priests.

bes@Sir:7:30 @ Love him that made thee with all thy strength, and forsake not his ministers.

bes@Sir:7:34 @ Fail not to be with them that weep, and mourn with them that mourn.

bes@Sir:8:1 @ Strive not with a mighty man’ lest thou fall into his hands.

bes@Sir:8:2 @ Be not at variance with a rich man, lest he overweigh thee: for gold hath destroyed many, and perverted the hearts of kings.

bes@Sir:8:3 @ Strive not with a man that is full of tongue, and heap not wood upon his fire.

bes@Sir:8:4 @ Jest not with a rude man, lest thy ancestors be disgraced.

bes@Sir:8:8 @ Despise not the discourse of the wise, but acquaint thyself with their proverbs: for of them thou shalt learn instruction, and how to serve great men with ease.

bes@Sir:8:10 @ Kindle not the coals of a sinner, lest thou be burnt with the flame of his fire.

bes@Sir:8:14 @ Go not to law with a judge; for they will judge for him according to his honour.

bes@Sir:8:15 @ Travel not by the way with a bold fellow, lest he become grievous unto thee: for he will do according to his own will, and thou shalt perish with him through his folly.

bes@Sir:8:16 @ Strive not with an angry man, and go not with him into a solitary place: for blood is as nothing in his sight, and where there is no help, he will overthrow thee.

bes@Sir:8:17 @ Consult not with a fool; for he cannot keep counsel.

bes@Sir:8:19 @ Open not thine heart to every man, lest he requite thee with a shrewd turn.

bes@Sir:9:3 @ Meet not with an harlot, lest thou fall into her snares.

bes@Sir:9:4 @ Use not much the company of a woman that is a singer, lest thou be taken with her attempts.

bes@Sir:9:8 @ Turn away thine eye from a beautiful woman, and look not upon another’s beauty; for many have been deceived by the beauty of a woman; for herewith love is kindled as a fire.

bes@Sir:9:9 @ Sit not at all with another man’s wife, nor sit down with her in thine arms, and spend not thy money with her at the wine; lest thine heart incline unto her, and so through thy desire thou fall into destruction.

bes@Sir:9:10 @ Forsake not an old friend; for the new is not comparable to him: a new friend is as new wine; when it is old, thou shalt drink it with pleasure.

bes@Sir:9:14 @ As near as thou canst, guess at thy neighbour, and consult with the wise.

bes@Sir:9:15 @ Let thy talk be with the wise, and all thy communication in the law of the most High.

bes@Sir:9:16 @ And let just men eat and drink with thee; and let thy glorying be in the fear of the Lord.

bes@Sir:11:9 @ Strive not in a matter that concerneth thee not; and sit not in judgement with sinners.

bes@Sir:11:10 @ My son, meddle not with many matters: for if thou meddle much, thou shalt not be innocent; and if thou follow after, thou shalt not obtain, neither shalt thou escape by fleeing.

bes@Sir:11:16 @ Error and darkness had their beginning together with sinners: and evil shall wax old with them that glory therein.

bes@Sir:11:17 @ The gift of the Lord remaineth with the ungodly, and his favour bringeth prosperity for ever.

bes@Sir:12:12 @ Set him not by thee, lest, when he hath overthrown thee, he stand up in thy place; neither let him sit at thy right hand, lest he seek to take thy seat, and thou at the last remember my words, and be pricked therewith.

bes@Sir:12:13 @ Who will pity a charmer that is bitten with a serpent, or any such as come nigh wild beasts?

bes@Sir:12:14 @ So one that goeth to a sinner, and is defiled with him in his sins, who will pity?

bes@Sir:12:15 @ For a while he will abide with thee, but if thou begin to fall, he will not tarry.

bes@Sir:12:16 @ An enemy speaketh sweetly with his lips, but in his heart he imagineth how to throw thee into a pit: he will weep with his eyes, but if he find opportunity, he will not be satisfied with blood.

bes@Sir:13:1 @ He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith; and he that hath fellowship with a proud man shall be like unto him.

bes@Sir:13:2 @ Burden not thyself above thy power while thou livest; and have no fellowship with one that is mightier and richer than thyself: for how agree the kettle and the earthen pot together? for if the one be smitten against the other, it shall be broken.

bes@Sir:13:3 @ The rich man hath done wrong, and yet he threateneth withal: the poor is wronged, and he must intreat also.

bes@Sir:13:5 @ If thou have any thing, he will live with thee: yea, he will make thee bare, and will not be sorry for it.

bes@Sir:13:9 @ If thou be invited of a mighty man, withdraw thyself, and so much the more will he invite thee.

bes@Sir:13:11 @ Affect not to be made equal unto him in talk, and believe not his many words: for with much communication will he tempt thee, and smiling upon thee will get out thy secrets:

bes@Sir:13:17 @ What fellowship hath the wolf with the lamb? so the sinner with the godly.

bes@Sir:14:1 @ Blessed is the man that hath not slipped with his mouth, and is not pricked with the multitude of sins.

bes@Sir:14:3 @ Riches are not comely for a niggard: and what should an envious man do with money?

bes@Sir:14:9 @ A covetous man’s eye is not satisfied with his portion; and the iniquity of the wicked drieth up his soul.

bes@Sir:14:19 @ Every work rotteth and consumeth away, and the worker thereof shall go withal.

bes@Sir:15:3 @ With the bread of understanding shall she feed him, and give him the water of wisdom to drink.

bes@Sir:16:2 @ Though they multiply, rejoice not in them, except the fear of the Lord be with them.

bes@Sir:16:3 @ Trust not thou in their life, neither respect their multitude: for one that is just is better than a thousand; and better it is to die without children, than to have them that are ungodly.

bes@Sir:16:5 @ Many such things have I seen with mine eyes, and mine ear hath heard greater things than these.

bes@Sir:16:11 @ And if there be one stiffnecked among the people, it is marvel if he escape unpunished: for mercy and wrath are with him; he is mighty to forgive, and to pour out displeasure.

bes@Sir:16:13 @ The sinner shall not escape with his spoils: and the patience of the godly shall not be frustrate.

bes@Sir:16:16 @ His mercy is manifest to every creature; and he hath separated his light from the darkness with an adamant.

bes@Sir:16:19 @ The mountains also and foundations of the earth be shaken with trembling, when the Lord looketh upon them.

bes@Sir:16:24 @ My son, hearken unto me, and learn knowledge, and mark my words with thy heart.

bes@Sir:16:29 @ After this the Lord looked upon the earth, and filled it with his blessings.

bes@Sir:16:30 @ With all manner of living things hath he covered the face thereof; and they shall return into it again.

bes@Sir:17:3 @ He endued them with strength by themselves, and made them according to his image,

bes@Sir:17:7 @ Withal he filled them with the knowledge of understanding, and shewed them good and evil.

bes@Sir:17:9 @ He gave them to glory in his marvellous acts for ever, that they might declare his works with understanding.

bes@Sir:17:12 @ He made an everlasting covenant with them, and shewed them his judgements.

bes@Sir:17:18 @ Whom, being his firstborn, he nourisheth with discipline, and giving him the light of his love doth not forsake him.

bes@Sir:17:22 @ The alms of a man is as a signet with him, and he will keep the good deeds of man as the apple of the eye, and give repentance to his sons and daughters.

bes@Sir:18:3 @ Who governeth the world with the palm of his hand, and all things obey his will: for he is the King of all, by his power dividing holy things among them from profane.

bes@Sir:18:11 @ Therefore is God patient with them, and poureth forth his mercy upon them.

bes@Sir:18:17 @ Lo, is not a word better than a gift? but both are with a gracious man.

bes@Sir:19:6 @ He that can rule his tongue shall live without strife; and he that hateth babbling shall have less evil.

bes@Sir:19:8 @ Whether it be to friend or foe, talk not of other men’s lives; and if thou canst without offence, reveal them not.

bes@Sir:19:10 @ If thou hast heard a word, let it die with thee; and be bold, it will not burst thee.

bes@Sir:19:11 @ A fool travaileth with a word, as a woman in labour of a child.

bes@Sir:19:12 @ As an arrow that sticketh in a man’s thigh, so is a word within a fool’s belly.

bes@Sir:19:16 @ There is one that slippeth in his speech, but not from his heart; and who is he that hath not offended with his tongue?

bes@Sir:20:4 @ As is the lust of an eunuch to deflower a virgin; so is he that executeth judgement with violence.

bes@Sir:20:18 @ To slip upon a pavement is better than to slip with the tongue: so the fall of the wicked shall come speedily.

bes@Sir:20:26 @ The disposition of a liar is dishonourable, and his shame is ever with him.

bes@Sir:20:27 @ A wise man shall promote himself to honour with his words: and he that hath understanding will please great men.

bes@Sir:20:32 @ Necessary patience in seeking the Lord is better than he that leadeth his life without a guide.

bes@Sir:21:8 @ He that buildeth his house with other men’s money is like one that gathereth himself stones for the tomb of his burial.

bes@Sir:21:10 @ The way of sinners is made plain with stones, but at the end thereof is the pit of hell.

bes@Sir:21:18 @ As is a house that is destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool: and the knowledge of the unwise is as talk without sense.

bes@Sir:21:20 @ A fool lifteth up his voice with laughter; but a wise man doth scarce smile a little.

bes@Sir:21:23 @ A fool will peep in at the door into the house: but he that is well nurtured will stand without.

bes@Sir:21:24 @ It is the rudeness of a man to hearken at the door: but a wise man will be grieved with the disgrace.

bes@Sir:22:9 @ If children live honestly, and have wherewithal, they shall cover the baseness of their parents.

bes@Sir:22:13 @ Talk not much with a fool, and go not to him that hath no understanding: beware of him, lest thou have trouble, and thou shalt never be defiled with his fooleries: depart from him, and thou shalt find rest, and never be disquieted with madness.

bes@Sir:22:15 @ Sand, and salt, and a mass of iron, is easier to bear, than a man without understanding.

bes@Sir:22:16 @ As timber girt and bound together in a building cannot be loosed with shaking: so the heart that is stablished by advised counsel shall fear at no time.

bes@Sir:22:23 @ Be faithful to thy neighbour in his poverty, that thou mayest rejoice in his prosperity: abide stedfast unto him in the time of his trouble, that thou mayest be heir with him in his heritage: for a mean estate is not always to be contemned: nor the rich that is foolish to be had in admiration.

bes@Sir:23:10 @ For as a servant that is continually beaten shall not be without a blue mark: so he that sweareth and nameth God continually shall not be faultless.

bes@Sir:23:11 @ A man that useth much swearing shall be filled with iniquity, and the plague shall never depart from his house: if he shall offend, his sin shall be upon him: and if he acknowledge not his sin, he maketh a double offence: and if he swear in vain, he shall not be innocent, but his house shall be full of calamities.

bes@Sir:23:12 @ There is a word that is clothed about with death: God grant that it be not found in the heritage of Jacob; for all such things shall be far from the godly, and they shall not wallow in their sins.

bes@Sir:23:18 @ A man that breaketh wedlock, saying thus in his heart, Who seeth me? I am compassed about with darkness, the walls cover me, and no body seeth me; what need I to fear? the most High will not remember my sins:

bes@Sir:23:22 @ Thus shall it go also with the wife that leaveth her husband, and bringeth in an heir by another.

bes@Sir:24:7 @ With all these I sought rest: and in whose inheritance shall I abide?

bes@Sir:24:19 @ Come unto me, all ye that be desirous of me, and fill yourselves with my fruits.

bes@Sir:24:25 @ He filleth all things with his wisdom, as Phison and as Tigris in the time of the new fruits.

bes@Sir:25:7 @ There be nine things which I have judged in mine heart to be happy, and the tenth I will utter with my tongue: A man that hath joy of his children; and he that liveth to see the fall of his enemy:

bes@Sir:25:8 @ Well is him that dwelleth with a wife of understanding, and that hath not slipped with his tongue, and that hath not served a man more unworthy than himself:

bes@Sir:25:16 @ I had rather dwell with a lion and a dragon, than to keep house with a wicked woman.

bes@Sir:26:4 @ Whether a man be rich or poor, if he have a good heart toward the Lord, he shall at all times rejoice with a cheerful countenance.

bes@Sir:26:6 @ But a grief of heart and sorrow is a woman that is jealous over another woman, and a scourge of the tongue which communicateth with all.

bes@Sir:26:18 @ As the golden pillars are upon the sockets of silver; so are the fair feet with a constant heart.

bes@Sir:26:20 @ When thou hast gotten a fruitful possession through all the field, sow it with thine own seed, trusting in the goodness of thy stock.

bes@Sir:27:4 @ As when one sifteth with a sieve, the refuse remaineth; so the filth of man in his talk.

bes@Sir:27:11 @ The discourse of a godly man is always with wisdom; but a fool changeth as the moon.

bes@Sir:27:21 @ As for a wound, it may be bound up; and after reviling there may be reconcilement: but he that betrayeth secrets is without hope.

bes@Sir:27:22 @ He that winketh with the eyes worketh evil: and he that knoweth him will depart from him.

bes@Sir:28:22 @ It shall not have rule over them that fear God, neither shall they be burned with the flame thereof.

bes@Sir:28:24 @ Look that thou hedge thy possession about with thorns, and bind up thy silver and gold,

bes@Sir:29:3 @ Keep thy word, and deal faithfully with him, and thou shalt always find the thing that is necessary for thee.

bes@Sir:29:6 @ If he prevail, he shall hardly receive the half, and he will count as if he had found it: if not, he hath deprived him of his money, and he hath gotten him an enemy without cause: he payeth him with cursings and railings; and for honour he will pay him disgrace.

bes@Sir:29:8 @ Yet have thou patience with a man in poor estate, and delay not to shew him mercy.

bes@Sir:30:9 @ Cocker thy child, and he shall make thee afraid: play with him, and he will bring thee to heaviness.

bes@Sir:30:10 @ Laugh not with him, lest thou have sorrow with him, and lest thou gnash thy teeth in the end.

bes@Sir:30:18 @ Delicates poured upon a mouth shut up are as messes of meat set upon a grave. Hear me, O ye great men of the people, and hearken with your ears, ye rulers of the congregation.

bes@Sir:30:20 @ He seeth with his eyes and groaneth, as an eunuch that embraceth a virgin and sigheth. As long as thou livest and hast breath in thee, give not thyself over to any.

bes@Sir:30:29 @ But be not excessive toward any; and without discretion do nothing.

bes@Sir:30:30 @ If thou have a servant, let him be unto thee as thyself, because thou hast bought him with a price.

bes@Sir:31:8 @ The law shall be found perfect without lies: and wisdom is perfection to a faithful mouth.

bes@Sir:31:19 @ The most High is not pleased with the offerings of the wicked; neither is he pacified for sin by the multitude of sacrifices.

bes@Sir:31:26 @ So is it with a man that fasteth for his sins, and goeth again, and doeth the same: who will hear his prayer? or what doth his humbling profit him?

bes@Sir:32:8 @ Give the Lord his honour with a good eye, and diminish not the firstfruits of thine hands.

bes@Sir:32:9 @ In all thy gifts shew a cheerful countenance, and dedicate thy tithes with gladness.

bes@Sir:32:10 @ Give unto the most High according as he hath enriched thee; and as thou hast gotten, give with a cheerful eye.

bes@Sir:32:12 @ Do not think to corrupt with gifts; for such he will not receive: and trust not to unrighteous sacrifices; for the Lord is judge, and with him is no respect of persons.

bes@Sir:32:16 @ He that serveth the Lord shall be accepted with favour, and his prayer shall reach unto the clouds.

bes@Sir:34:3 @ The rich hath great labour in gathering riches together; and when he resteth, he is filled with his delicates.

bes@Sir:34:7 @ It is a stumblingblock unto them that sacrifice unto it, and every fool shall be taken therewith.

bes@Sir:34:8 @ Blessed is the rich that is found without blemish, and hath not gone after gold.

bes@Sir:34:14 @ Stretch not thine hand whithersoever it looketh, and thrust it not with him into the dish.

bes@Sir:34:20 @ Sound sleep cometh of moderate eating: he riseth early, and his wits are with him: but the pain of watching, and choler, and pangs of the belly, are with an unsatiable man.

bes@Sir:34:27 @ Wine is as good as life to a man, if it be drunk moderately: what life is then to a man that is without wine? for it was made to make men glad.

bes@Sir:34:29 @ But wine drunken with excess maketh bitterness of the mind, with brawling and quarrelling.

bes@Sir:34:31 @ Rebuke not thy neighbour at the wine, and despise him not in his mirth: give him no despiteful words, and press not upon him with urging him to drink.

bes@Sir:35:2 @ And when thou hast done all thy office, take thy place, that thou mayest be merry with them, and receive a crown for thy well ordering of the feast.

bes@Sir:35:3 @ Speak, thou that art the elder, for it becometh thee, but with sound judgement; and hinder not musick.

bes@Sir:35:6 @ As a signet of an emerald set in a work of gold, so is the melody of musick with pleasant wine.

bes@Sir:35:9 @ If thou be among great men, make not thyself equal with them; and when ancient men are in place, use not many words.

bes@Sir:35:11 @ Rise up betimes, and be not the last; but get thee home without delay.

bes@Sir:35:13 @ And for these things bless him that made thee, and hath replenished thee with his good things.

bes@Sir:35:15 @ He that seeketh the law shall be filled therewith: but the hypocrite will be offended thereat.

bes@Sir:35:18 @ A man of counsel will be considerate; but a strange and proud man is not daunted with fear, even when of himself he hath done without counsel.

bes@Sir:35:19 @ Do nothing without advice; and when thou hast once done, repent not.

bes@Sir:36:14 @ Good is set against evil, and life against death: so is the godly against the sinner, and the sinner against the godly. (note:)(36:14AA)(:note) Fill Sion with thine unspeakable oracles, and thy people with thy glory:

bes@Sir:37:3 @ O wicked imagination, whence camest thou in to cover the earth with deceit?

bes@Sir:37:10 @ Consult not with one that suspecteth thee: and hide thy counsel from such as envy thee.

bes@Sir:37:11 @ Neither consult with a woman touching her of whom she is jealous; neither with a coward in matters of war; nor with a merchant concerning exchange; nor with a buyer of selling; nor with an envious man of thankfulness; nor with an unmerciful man touching kindness; nor with the slothful for any work; nor with an hireling for a year of finishing work; nor with an idle servant of much business: hearken not unto these in any matter of counsel.

bes@Sir:37:12 @ But be continually with a godly man, whom thou knowest to keep the commandments of the Lord, whose, mind is according to thy mind, and will sorrow with thee, if thou shalt miscarry.

bes@Sir:37:24 @ A wise man shall be filled with blessing; and all they that see him shall count him happy.

bes@Sir:38:1 @ Honour a physician with the honour due unto him for the uses which ye may have of him: for the Lord hath created him.

bes@Sir:38:5 @ Was not the water made sweet with wood, that the virtue thereof might be known?

bes@Sir:38:7 @ With such doth he heal men, and taketh away their pains.

bes@Sir:38:28 @ The smith also sitting by the anvil, and considering the iron work, the vapour of the fire wasteth his flesh, and he fighteth with the heat of the furnace: the noise of the hammer and the anvil is ever in his ears, and his eyes look still upon the pattern of the thing that he maketh; he setteth his mind to finish his work, and watcheth to polish it perfectly:

bes@Sir:38:29 @ So doth the potter sitting at his work, and turning the wheel about with his feet, who is alway carefully set at his work, and maketh all his work by number;

bes@Sir:38:30 @ He fashioneth the clay with his arm, and boweth down his strength before his feet; he applieth himself to lead it over; and he is diligent to make clean the furnace:

bes@Sir:38:32 @ Without these cannot a city be inhabited: and they shall not dwell where they will, nor go up and down:

bes@Sir:39:6 @ When the great Lord will, he shall be filled with the spirit of understanding: he shall pour out wise sentences, and give thanks unto the Lord in his prayer.

bes@Sir:39:15 @ Magnify his name, and shew forth his praise with the songs of your lips, and with harps, and in praising him ye shall say after this manner:

bes@Sir:39:35 @ And therefore praise ye the Lord with the whole heart and mouth, and bless the name of the Lord.

bes@Sir:40:4 @ From him that weareth purple and a crown, unto him that is clothed with a linen frock.

bes@Sir:40:13 @ The goods of the unjust shall be dried up like a river, and shall vanish with noise, like a great thunder in rain.

bes@Sir:40:18 @ To labour, and to be content with that a man hath, is a sweet life: but he that findeth a treasure is above them both.

bes@Sir:40:23 @ A friend and companion never meet amiss: but above both is a wife with her husband.

bes@Sir:40:29 @ The life of him that dependeth on another man’s table is not to be counted for a life; for he polluteth himself with other men’s meat: but a wise man well nurtured will beware thereof.

bes@Sir:41:2 @ O death, acceptable is thy sentence unto the needy, and unto him whose strength faileth, that is now in the last age, and is vexed with all things, and to him that despaireth, and hath lost patience!

bes@Sir:41:12 @ Have regard to thy name; for that shall continue with thee above a thousand great treasures of gold.

bes@Sir:41:19 @ And of theft in regard of the place where thou sojournest, and in regard of the truth of God and his covenant; and to lean with thine elbow upon the meat; and of scorning to give and take;

bes@Sir:41:22 @ Or to be overbusy with his maid, and come not near her bed; or of upbraiding speeches before friends; and after thou hast given, upbraid not;

bes@Sir:42:3 @ Of reckoning with thy partners and travellers; or of the gift of the heritage of friends;

bes@Sir:42:8 @ Be not ashamed to inform the unwise and foolish, and the extreme aged that contendeth with those that are young: thus shalt thou be truly learned, and approved of all men living.

bes@Sir:42:10 @ In her virginity, lest she should be defiled and gotten with child in her father’s house; and having an husband, lest she should misbehave herself; and when she is married, lest she should be barren.

bes@Sir:42:25 @ One thing establisheth the good or another: and who shall be filled with beholding his glory?

bes@Sir:43:1 @ The pride of the height, the clear firmament, the beauty of heaven, with his glorious shew;

bes@Sir:43:12 @ It compasseth the heaven about with a glorious circle, and the hands of the most High have bended it.

bes@Sir:43:20 @ When the cold north wind bloweth, and the water is congealed into ice, it abideth upon every gathering together of water, and clotheth the water as with a breastplate.

bes@Sir:43:24 @ They that sail on the sea tell of the danger thereof; and when we hear it with our ears, we marvel thereat.

bes@Sir:44:6 @ Rich men furnished with ability, living peaceably in their habitations:

bes@Sir:44:11 @ With their seed shall continually remain a good inheritance, and their children are within the covenant.

bes@Sir:44:18 @ An everlasting covenant was made with him, that all flesh should perish no more by the flood.

bes@Sir:44:20 @ Who kept the law of the most High, and was in covenant with him: he established the covenant in his flesh; and when he was proved, he was found faithful.

bes@Sir:44:22 @ With Isaac did he establish likewise for Abraham his father’s sake the blessing of all men, and the covenant,

bes@Sir:45:7 @ An everlasting covenant he made with him and gave him the priesthood among the people; he beautified him with comely ornaments, and clothed him with a robe of glory.

bes@Sir:45:8 @ He put upon him perfect glory; and strengthened him with rich garments, with breeches, with a long robe, and the ephod.

bes@Sir:45:9 @ And he compassed him with pomegranates, and with many golden bells round about, that as he went there might be a sound, and a noise made that might be heard in the temple, for a memorial to the children of his people;

bes@Sir:45:10 @ With an holy garment, with gold, and blue silk, and purple, the work of the embroiderer, with a breastplate of judgement, and with Urim and Thummim;

bes@Sir:45:11 @ With twisted scarlet, the work of the cunning workman, with precious stones graven like seals, and set in gold, the work of the jeweller, with a writing engraved for a memorial, after the number of the tribes of Israel.

bes@Sir:45:15 @ Moses consecrated him, and anointed him with holy oil: this was appointed unto him by an everlasting covenant, and to his seed, so long as the heavens should remain, that they should minister unto him, and execute the office of the priesthood, and bless the people in his name.

bes@Sir:45:18 @ Strangers conspired together against him, and maligned him in the wilderness, even the men that were of Dathan’s and Abiron’s side, and the congregation of Core, with fury and wrath.

bes@Sir:45:19 @ This the Lord saw, and it displeased him, and in his wrathful indignation were they consumed: he did wonders upon them, to consume them with the fiery flame.

bes@Sir:45:23 @ The third in glory is Phinees the son of Eleazar, because he had zeal in the fear of the Lord, and stood up with good courage of heart: when the people were turned back, and made reconciliation for Israel.

bes@Sir:45:24 @ Therefore was there a covenant of peace made with him, that he should be the chief of the sanctuary and of his people, and that he and his posterity should have the dignity of the priesthood for ever:

bes@Sir:45:25 @ According to the covenant made with David son of Jesse, of the tribe of Juda, that the inheritance of the king should be to his posterity alone: so the inheritance of Aaron should also be unto his seed.

bes@Sir:46:6 @ And with hailstones of mighty power he made the battle to fall violently upon the nations, and in the descent of Beth-horon he destroyed them that resisted, that the nations might know all their strength, because he fought in the sight of the Lord, and he followed the Mighty One.

bes@Sir:46:7 @ In the time of Moses also he did a work of mercy, he and Caleb the son of Jephunne, in that they withstood the congregation, and withheld the people from sin, and appeased the wicked murmuring.

bes@Sir:46:8 @ And of six hundred thousand people on foot, they two were preserved to bring them in to the heritage, even unto the land that floweth with milk and honey.

bes@Sir:46:9 @ The Lord gave strength also unto Caleb, which remained with him unto his old age: so that he entered upon the high places of the land, and his seed obtained it for an heritage:

bes@Sir:46:17 @ And the Lord thundered from heaven, and with a great noise made his voice to be heard.

bes@Sir:47:3 @ He played with lions as with kids, and with bears as with lambs.

bes@Sir:47:4 @ Slew he not a giant, when he was yet but young? and did he not take away reproach from the people, when he lifted up his hand with the stone in the sling, and beat down the boasting of Goliath?

bes@Sir:47:6 @ So the people honoured him with ten thousands, and praised him in the blessings of the Lord, in that he gave him a crown of glory.

bes@Sir:47:8 @ In all his works he praised the Holy One most high with words of glory; with his whole heart he sung songs, and loved him that made him.

bes@Sir:47:14 @ How wise wast thou in thy youth and, as a flood, filled with understanding!

bes@Sir:47:15 @ Thy soul covered the whole earth, and thou filledst it with dark parables.

bes@Sir:47:23 @ Thus rested Solomon with his fathers, and of his seed he left behind him Roboam, even the foolishness of the people, and one that had no understanding, who turned away the people through his counsel. There was also Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin, and shewed Ephraim the way of sin:

bes@Sir:48:12 @ Elias it was, who was covered with a whirlwind: and Eliseus was filled with his spirit: whilst he lived, he was not moved with the presence of any prince, neither could any bring him into subjection.

bes@Sir:48:17 @ Ezekias fortified his city, and brought in water into the midst thereof: he digged the hard rock with iron, and made wells for waters.

bes@Sir:50:3 @ In his days the cistern to receive water, being in compass as the sea, was covered with plates of brass:

bes@Sir:50:9 @ As fire and incense in the censer, and as a vessel of beaten gold set with all manner of precious stones:

bes@Sir:50:11 @ When he put on the robe of honour, and was clothed with the perfection of glory, when he went up to the holy altar, he made the garment of holiness honourable.

bes@Sir:50:18 @ The singers also sang praises with their voices, with great variety of sounds was there made sweet melody.

bes@Sir:50:20 @ Then he went down, and lifted up his hands over the whole congregation of the children of Israel, to give the blessing of the Lord with his lips, and to rejoice in his name.

bes@Sir:50:22 @ Now therefore bless ye the God of all, which only doeth wondrous things every where, which exalteth our days from the womb, and dealeth with us according to his mercy.

bes@Sir:50:24 @ That he would confirm his mercy with us, and deliver us at his time!

bes@Sir:51:11 @ I will praise thy name continually, and will sing praises with thanksgiving; and so my prayer was heard:

bes@Sir:51:19 @ My soul hath wrestled with her, and in my doings I was exact: I stretched forth my hands to the heaven above, and bewailed my ignorances of her.

bes@Sir:51:20 @ I directed my soul unto her, and I found her in pureness: I have had my heart joined with her from the beginning, therefore shall I not be forsaken.

bes@Sir:51:22 @ The Lord hath given me a tongue for my reward, and I will praise him therewith.

bes@Sir:51:25 @ I opened my mouth, and said, Buy her for yourselves without money.

bes@Sir:51:27 @ Behold with your eyes, how that I have but little labour, and have gotten unto me much rest.

bes@Sir:51:28 @ Get learning with a great sum of money, and get much gold by her.

bes@Bar:1:2 @ In the fifth year, and in the seventh day of the month, what time as the Chaldeans took Jerusalem, and burnt it with fire.

bes@Bar:1:7 @ And they sent it to Jerusalem unto Joachim the high priest, the son of Chelcias, son of Salom, and to the priests, and to all the people which were found with him at Jerusalem,

bes@Bar:1:20 @ Wherefore the evils cleaved unto us, and the curse, which the Lord appointed by Moses his servant at the time that he brought our fathers out of the land of Egypt, to give us a land that floweth with milk and honey, like as it is to see this day.

bes@Bar:2:11 @ And now, O Lord God of Israel, that hast brought thy people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and high arm, and with signs, and with wonders, and with great power, and hast gotten thyself a name, as appeareth this day:

bes@Bar:2:23 @ I will cause to cease out of the cites of Judah, and from without Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: and the whole land shall be desolate of inhabitants.

bes@Bar:2:27 @ O Lord our God, thou hast dealt with us after all thy goodness, and according to all that great mercy of thine,

bes@Bar:2:34 @ And I will bring them again into the land which I promised with an oath unto their fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and they shall be lords of it: and I will increase them, and they shall not be diminished.

bes@Bar:2:35 @ And I will make an everlasting covenant with them to be their God, and they shall be my people: and I will no more drive my people of Israel out of the land that I have given them.

bes@Bar:3:10 @ How happeneth it Israel, that thou art in thine enemies’ land, that thou art waxen old in a strange country, that thou art defiled with the dead,

bes@Bar:3:11 @ That thou art counted with them that go down into the grave?

bes@Bar:3:17 @ They that had their pastime with the fowls of the air, and they that hoarded up silver and gold, wherein men trust, and made no end of their getting?

bes@Bar:3:32 @ But he that knoweth all things knoweth her, and hath found her out with his understanding: he that prepared the earth for evermore hath filled it with fourfooted beasts:

bes@Bar:3:33 @ He that sendeth forth light, and it goeth, calleth it again, and it obeyeth him with fear.

bes@Bar:3:34 @ The stars shined in their watches, and rejoiced: when he calleth them, they say, Here we be; and so with cheerfulness they shewed light unto him that made them.

bes@Bar:3:37 @ Afterward did he shew himself upon earth, and conversed with men.

bes@Bar:4:11 @ With joy did I nourish them; but sent them away with weeping and mourning.

bes@Bar:4:16 @ These have carried away the dear beloved children of the widow, and left her that was alone desolate without daughters.

bes@Bar:4:23 @ For I sent you out with mourning and weeping: but God will give you to me again with joy and gladness for ever.

bes@Bar:4:24 @ Like as now the neighbours of Sion have seen your captivity: so shall they see shortly your salvation from our God which shall come upon you with great glory, and brightness of the Everlasting.

bes@Bar:4:29 @ For he that hath brought these plagues upon you shall bring you everlasting joy with your salvation.

bes@Bar:5:6 @ For they departed from thee on foot, and were led away of their enemies: but God bringeth them unto thee exalted with glory, as children of the kingdom.

bes@Bar:5:9 @ For God shall lead Israel with joy in the light of his glory with the mercy and righteousness that cometh from him.

bes@Bar:6:7 @ For mine angel is with you, and I myself caring for your souls.

bes@Bar:6:8 @ As for their tongue, it is polished by the workman, and they themselves are gilded and laid over with silver; yet are they but false, and cannot speak.

bes@Bar:6:11 @ Yea, they will give thereof to the common harlots, and deck them as men with garments, being gods of silver, and gods of gold, and wood.

bes@Bar:6:12 @ Yet cannot these gods save themselves from rust and moth, though they be covered with purple raiment.

bes@Bar:6:17 @ For like as a vessel that a man useth is nothing worth when it is broken; even so it is with their gods: when they be set up in the temple, their eyes be full of dust through the feet of them that come in.

bes@Bar:6:18 @ And as the doors are made sure on every side upon him that offendeth the king, as being committed to suffer death: even so the priests make fast their temples with doors, with locks, and bars, lest their gods be spoiled with robbers.

bes@Bar:6:24 @ Notwithstanding the gold that is about them to make them beautiful, except they wipe off the rust, they will not shine: for neither when they were molten did they feel it.

bes@Bar:6:39 @ Their gods of wood, and which are overlaid with gold and silver, are like the stones that be hewn out of the mountain: they that worship them shall be confounded.

bes@Bar:6:43 @ The women also with cords about them, sitting in the ways, burn bran for perfume: but if any of them, drawn by some that passeth by, lie with him, she reproacheth her fellow, that she was not thought as worthy as herself, nor her cord broken.

bes@Bar:6:48 @ For when there cometh any war or plague upon them, the priests consult with themselves, where they may be hidden with them.

bes@Bar:6:50 @ For seeing they be but of wood, and overlaid with silver and gold, it shall be known hereafter that they are false:

bes@Bar:6:55 @ Whereupon when fire falleth upon the house of gods of wood, or laid over with gold or silver, their priests will flee away, and escape; but they themselves shall be burned asunder like beams.

bes@Bar:6:56 @ Moreover they cannot withstand any king or enemies: how can it then be thought or said that they be gods?

bes@Bar:6:57 @ Neither are those gods of wood, and laid over with silver or gold, able to escape either from thieves or robbers.

bes@Bar:6:58 @ Whose gold, and silver, and garments wherewith they are clothed, they that are strong take, and go away withal: neither are they able to help themselves.

bes@Bar:6:70 @ For as a scarecrow in a garden of cucumbers keepeth nothing: so are their gods of wood, and laid over with silver and gold.

bes@Bar:6:71 @ And likewise their gods of wood, and laid over with silver and gold, are like to a white thorn in an orchard, that every bird sitteth upon; as also to a dead body, that is east into the dark.

bes@1Macc:1:6 @ Wherefore he called his servants, such as were honourable, and had been brought up with him from his youth, and parted his kingdom among them, while he was yet alive.

bes@1Macc:1:11 @ In those days went there out of Israel wicked men, who persuaded many, saying, Let us go and make a covenant with the heathen that are round about us: for since we departed from them we have had much sorrow.

bes@1Macc:1:17 @ Wherefore he entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots, and elephants, and horsemen, and a great navy,

bes@1Macc:1:20 @ And after that Antiochus had smitten Egypt, he returned again in the hundred forty and third year, and went up against Israel and Jerusalem with a great multitude,

bes@1Macc:1:28 @ The land also was moved for the inhabitants thereof, and all the house of Jacob was covered with confusion.

bes@1Macc:1:29 @ And after two years fully expired the king sent his chief collector of tribute unto the cities of Juda, who came unto Jerusalem with a great multitude,

bes@1Macc:1:33 @ Then builded they the city of David with a great and strong wall, and with mighty towers, and made it a strong hold for them.

bes@1Macc:1:35 @ They stored it also with armour and victuals, and when they had gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem, they laid them up there, and so they became a sore snare:

bes@1Macc:1:48 @ That they should also leave their children uncircumcised, and make their souls abominable with all manner of uncleanness and profanation:

bes@1Macc:1:56 @ And when they had rent in pieces the books of the law which they found, they burnt them with fire.

bes@1Macc:1:57 @ And whosoever was found with any the book of the testament, or if any committed to the law, the king’s commandment was, that they should put him to death.

bes@1Macc:1:63 @ Wherefore the rather to die, that they might not be defiled with meats, and that they might not profane the holy covenant: so then they died.

bes@1Macc:2:8 @ Her temple is become as a man without glory.

bes@1Macc:2:9 @ Her glorious vessels are carried away into captivity, her infants are slain in the streets, her young men with the sword of the enemy.

bes@1Macc:2:17 @ Then answered the king’s officers, and said to Mattathias on this wise, Thou art a ruler, and an honourable and great man in this city, and strengthened with sons and brethren:

bes@1Macc:2:18 @ Now therefore come thou first, and fulfil the king’s commandment, like as all the heathen have done, yea, and the men of Juda also, and such as remain at Jerusalem: so shalt thou and thy house be in the number of the king’s friends, and thou and thy children shall be honoured with silver and gold, and many rewards.

bes@1Macc:2:19 @ Then Mattathias answered and spake with a loud voice, Though all the nations that are under the king’s dominion obey him, and fall away every one from the religion of their fathers, and give consent to his commandments:

bes@1Macc:2:24 @ Which thing when Mattathias saw, he was inflamed with zeal, and his reins trembled, neither could he forbear to shew his anger according to judgement: wherefore he ran, and slew him upon the altar.

bes@1Macc:2:27 @ And Mattathias cried throughout the city with a loud voice, saying, Whosoever is zealous of the law, and maintaineth the covenant, let him follow me.

bes@1Macc:2:35 @ So then they gave them the battle with all speed.

bes@1Macc:2:38 @ So they rose up against them in battle on the sabbath, and they slew them, with their wives and children and their cattle, to the number of a thousand people.

bes@1Macc:2:41 @ At that time therefore they decreed, saying, Whosoever shall come to make battle with us on the sabbath day, we will fight against him; neither will we die all, as our brethren that were murdered in the secret places.

bes@1Macc:2:46 @ And what children soever they found within the coast of Israel uncircumcised, those they circumcised valiantly.

bes@1Macc:3:2 @ And all his brethren helped him, and so did all they that held with his father, and they fought with cheerfulness the battle of Israel.

bes@1Macc:3:3 @ So he gat his people great honour, and put on a breastplate as a giant, and girt his warlike harness about him, and he made battles, protecting the host with his sword.

bes@1Macc:3:7 @ He grieved also many kings, and made Jacob glad with his acts, and his memorial is blessed for ever.

bes@1Macc:3:12 @ Wherefore Judas took their spoils, and Apollonius’ sword also, and therewith he fought all his life long.

bes@1Macc:3:13 @ Now when Seron, a prince of the army of Syria, heard say that Judas had gathered unto him a multitude and company of the faithful to go out with him to war;

bes@1Macc:3:14 @ He said, I will get me a name and honour in the kingdom; for I will go fight with Judas and them that are with him, who despise the king’s commandment.

bes@1Macc:3:15 @ So he made him ready to go up, and there went with him a mighty host of the ungodly to help him, and to be avenged of the children of Israel.

bes@1Macc:3:16 @ And when he came near to the going up of Bethhoron, Judas went forth to meet him with a small company:

bes@1Macc:3:17 @ Who, when they saw the host coming to meet them, said unto Judas, How shall we be able, being so few, to fight against so great a multitude and so strong, seeing we are ready to faint with fasting all this day?

bes@1Macc:3:18 @ Unto whom Judas answered, It is no hard matter for many to be shut up in the hands of a few; and with the God of heaven it is all one, to deliver with a great multitude, or a small company:

bes@1Macc:3:39 @ And with them he sent forty thousand footmen, and seven thousand horsemen, to go into the land of Juda, and to destroy it, as the king commanded.

bes@1Macc:3:40 @ So they went forth with all their power, and came and pitched by Emmaus in the plain country.

bes@1Macc:3:41 @ And the merchants of the country, hearing the fame of them, took silver and gold very much, with servants, and came into the camp to buy the children of Israel for slaves: a power also of Syria and of the land of the Philistines joined themselves unto them.

bes@1Macc:3:45 @ Now Jerusalem lay void as a wilderness, there was none of her children that went in or out: the sanctuary also was trodden down, and aliens kept the strong hold; the heathen had their habitation in that place; and joy was taken from Jacob, and the pipe with the harp ceased.

bes@1Macc:3:50 @ Then cried they with a loud voice toward heaven, saying, What shall we do with these, and whither shall we carry them away?

bes@1Macc:3:54 @ Then sounded they with trumpets, and cried with a loud voice.

bes@1Macc:3:58 @ And Judas said, arm yourselves, and be valiant men, and see that ye be in readiness against the morning, that ye may fight with these nations, that are assembled together against us to destroy us and our sanctuary:

bes@1Macc:4:3 @ Now when Judas heard thereof he himself removed, and the valiant men with him, that he might smite the king’s army which was at Emmaus,

bes@1Macc:4:6 @ But as soon as it was day, Judas shewed himself in the plain with three thousand men, who nevertheless had neither armour nor swords to their minds.

bes@1Macc:4:7 @ And they saw the camp of the heathen, that it was strong and well harnessed, and compassed round about with horsemen; and these were expert of war.

bes@1Macc:4:8 @ Then said Judas to the men that were with him, Fear ye not their multitude, neither be ye afraid of their assault.

bes@1Macc:4:9 @ Remember how our fathers were delivered in the Red sea, when Pharaoh pursued them with an army.

bes@1Macc:4:13 @ Wherefore they went out of the camp to battle; but they that were with Judas sounded their trumpets.

bes@1Macc:4:15 @ Howbeit all the hindmost of them were slain with the sword: for they pursued them unto Gazera, and unto the plains of Idumea, and Azotus, and Jamnia, so that there were slain of them upon a three thousand men.

bes@1Macc:4:16 @ This done, Judas returned again with his host from pursuing them,

bes@1Macc:4:29 @ So they came into Idumea, and pitched their tents at Bethsura, and Judas met them with ten thousand men.

bes@1Macc:4:33 @ Cast them down with the sword of them that love thee, and let all those that know thy name praise thee with thanksgiving.

bes@1Macc:4:40 @ And fell down flat to the ground upon their faces, and blew an alarm with the trumpets, and cried toward heaven.

bes@1Macc:4:44 @ And when as they consulted what to do with the altar of burnt offerings, which was profaned;

bes@1Macc:4:46 @ And laid up the stones in the mountain of the temple in a convenient place, until there should come a prophet to shew what should be done with them.

bes@1Macc:4:48 @ And made up the sanctuary, and the things that were within the temple, and hallowed the courts.

bes@1Macc:4:54 @ Look, at what time and what day the heathen had profaned it, even in that was it dedicated with songs, and citherns, and harps, and cymbals.

bes@1Macc:4:56 @ And so they kept the dedication of the altar eight days and offered burnt offerings with gladness, and sacrificed the sacrifice of deliverance and praise.

bes@1Macc:4:57 @ They decked also the forefront of the temple with crowns of gold, and with shields; and the gates and the chambers they renewed, and hanged doors upon them.

bes@1Macc:4:59 @ Moreover Judas and his brethren with the whole congregation of Israel ordained, that the days of the dedication of the altar should be kept in their season from year to year by the space of eight days, from the five and twentieth day of the month Casleu, with mirth and gladness.

bes@1Macc:4:60 @ At that time also they builded up the mount Sion with high walls and strong towers round about, lest the Gentiles should come and tread it down as they had done before.

bes@1Macc:5:5 @ He shut them up therefore in the towers, and encamped against them, and destroyed them utterly, and burned the towers of that place with fire, and all that were therein.

bes@1Macc:5:6 @ Afterward he passed over to the children of Ammon, where he found a mighty power, and much people, with Timotheus their captain.

bes@1Macc:5:7 @ So he fought many battles with them, till at length they were discomfited before him; and he smote them.

bes@1Macc:5:8 @ And when he had taken Jazar, with the towns belonging thereto, he returned into Judea.

bes@1Macc:5:14 @ While these letters were yet reading, behold, there came other messengers from Galilee with their clothes rent, who reported on this wise,

bes@1Macc:5:18 @ So he left Joseph the son of Zacharias, and Azarias, captains of the people, with the remnant of the host in Judea to keep it.

bes@1Macc:5:21 @ Then went Simon into Galilee, where he fought many battles with the heathen, so that the heathen were discomfited by him.

bes@1Macc:5:23 @ And those that were in Galilee, and in Arbattis, with their wives and their children, and all that they had, took he away with him, and brought them into Judea with great joy.

bes@1Macc:5:25 @ Where they met with the Nabathites, who came unto them in a peaceable manner, and told them every thing that had happened to their brethren in the land of Galaad:

bes@1Macc:5:28 @ Hereupon Judas and his host turned suddenly by the way of the wilderness unto Bosora; and when he had won the city, he slew all the males with the edge of the sword, and took all their spoils, and burned the city with fire,

bes@1Macc:5:31 @ When Judas therefore saw that the battle was begun, and that the cry of the city went up to heaven, with trumpets, and a great sound,

bes@1Macc:5:33 @ So he went forth behind them in three companies, who sounded their trumpets, and cried with prayer.

bes@1Macc:5:34 @ Then the host of Timotheus, knowing that it was Maccabeus, fled from him: wherefore he smote them with a great slaughter; so that there were killed of them that day about eight thousand men.

bes@1Macc:5:35 @ This done, Judas turned aside to Maspha; and after he had assaulted it he took and slew all the males therein, and received the spoils thereof and burnt it with fire.

bes@1Macc:5:40 @ Then Timotheus said unto the captains of his host, When Judas and his host come near the brook, if he pass over first unto us, we shall not be able to withstand him; for he will mightily prevail against us:

bes@1Macc:5:44 @ But they took the city, and burned the temple with all that were therein. Thus was Carnaim subdued, neither could they stand any longer before Judas.

bes@1Macc:5:47 @ Then they of the city shut them out, and stopped up the gates with stones.

bes@1Macc:5:51 @ Who then slew all the males with the edge of the sword, and rased the city, and took the spoils thereof, and passed through the city over them that were slain.

bes@1Macc:5:54 @ So they went up to mount Sion with joy and gladness, where they offered burnt offerings, because not one of them were slain until they had returned in peace.

bes@1Macc:5:58 @ So when they had given charge unto the garrison that was with them, they went toward Jamnia.

bes@1Macc:5:64 @ Insomuch as the people assembled unto them with joyful acclamations.

bes@1Macc:5:65 @ Afterward went Judas forth with his brethren, and fought against the children of Esau in the land toward the south, where he smote Hebron, and the towns thereof, and pulled down the fortress of it, and burned the towers thereof round about.

bes@1Macc:5:68 @ So Judas turned to Azotus in the land of the Philistines, and when he had pulled down their altars, and burned their carved images with fire, and spoiled their cities, he returned into the land of Judea.

bes@1Macc:6:4 @ Rose up against him in battle: so he fled, and departed thence with great heaviness, and returned to Babylon.

bes@1Macc:6:6 @ And that Lysias, who went forth first with a great power was driven away of the Jews; and that they were made strong by the armour, and power, and store of spoils, which they had gotten of the armies, whom they had destroyed:

bes@1Macc:6:7 @ Also that they had pulled down the abomination, which he had set up upon the altar in Jerusalem, and that they had compassed about the sanctuary with high walls, as before, and his city Bethsura.

bes@1Macc:6:11 @ And I thought with myself, Into what tribulation am I come, and how great a flood of misery is it, wherein now I am! for I was bountiful and beloved in my power.

bes@1Macc:6:12 @ But now I remember the evils that I did at Jerusalem, and that I took all the vessels of gold and silver that were therein, and sent to destroy the inhabitants of Judea without a cause.

bes@1Macc:6:31 @ These went through Idumea, and pitched against Bethsura, which they assaulted many days, making engines of war; but they of Bethsura came out, and burned them with fire, and fought valiantly.

bes@1Macc:6:33 @ Then the king rising very early marched fiercely with his host toward Bathzacharias, where his armies made them ready to battle, and sounded the trumpets.

bes@1Macc:6:35 @ Moreover they divided the beasts among the armies, and for every elephant they appointed a thousand men, armed with coats of mail, and with helmets of brass on their heads; and beside this, for every beast were ordained five hundred horsemen of the best.

bes@1Macc:6:37 @ And upon the beasts were there strong towers of wood, which covered every one of them, and were girt fast unto them with devices: there were also upon every one two and thirty strong men, that fought upon them, beside the Indian that ruled him.

bes@1Macc:6:39 @ Now when the sun shone upon the shields of gold and brass, the mountains glistered therewith, and shined like lamps of fire.

bes@1Macc:6:43 @ Eleazar also, surnamed Savaran, perceiving that one of the beasts, armed with royal harness, was higher than all the rest, and supposing that the king was upon him,

bes@1Macc:6:49 @ But with them that were in Bethsura he made peace: for they came out of the city, because they had no victuals there to endure the siege, it being a year of rest to the land.

bes@1Macc:6:51 @ As for the sanctuary, he besieged it many days: and set there artillery with engines and instruments to cast fire and stones, and pieces to cast darts and slings.

bes@1Macc:6:53 @ Yet at the last, their vessels being without victuals, (for that it was the seventh year, and they in Judea that were delivered from the Gentiles, had eaten up the residue of the store;)

bes@1Macc:6:56 @ Was returned out of Persia and Media, and the king’s host also that went with him, and that he sought to take unto him the ruling of the affairs.

bes@1Macc:6:58 @ Now therefore let us be friends with these men, and make peace with them, and with all their nation;

bes@1Macc:6:59 @ And covenant with them, that they shall live after their laws, as they did before: for they are therefore displeased, and have done all these things, because we abolished their laws.

bes@1Macc:7:1 @ In the hundred and one and fiftieth year Demetrius the son of Seleucus departed from Rome, and came up with a few men unto a city of the sea coast, and reigned there.

bes@1Macc:7:7 @ Now therefore send some man whom thou trustest, and let him go and see what havock he hath made among us, and in the king’s land, and let him punish them with all them that aid them.

bes@1Macc:7:9 @ And him he sent with that wicked Alcimus, whom he made high priest, and commanded that he should take vengeance of the children of Israel.

bes@1Macc:7:10 @ So they departed, and came with a great power into the land of Judea, where they sent messengers to Judas and his brethren with peaceable words deceitfully.

bes@1Macc:7:11 @ But they gave no heed to their words; for they saw that they were come with a great power.

bes@1Macc:7:14 @ For said they, One that is a priest of the seed of Aaron is come with this army, and he will do us no wrong.

bes@1Macc:7:20 @ Then committed he the country to Alcimus, and left with him a power to aid him: so Bacchides went to the king.

bes@1Macc:7:26 @ Then the king sent Nicanor, one of his honourable princes, a man that bare deadly hate unto Israel, with commandment to destroy the people.

bes@1Macc:7:27 @ So Nicanor came to Jerusalem with a great force; and sent unto Judas and his brethren deceitfully with friendly words, saying,

bes@1Macc:7:28 @ Let there be no battle between me and you; I will come with a few men, that I may see you in peace.

bes@1Macc:7:30 @ Which thing after it was known to Judas, to wit, that he came unto him with deceit, he was sore afraid of him, and would see his face no more.

bes@1Macc:7:35 @ And sware in his wrath, saying, Unless Judas and his host be now delivered into my hands, if ever I come again in safety, I will burn up this house: and with that he went out in a great rage.

bes@1Macc:7:40 @ But Judas pitched in Adasa with three thousand men, and there he prayed, saying,

bes@1Macc:7:45 @ Then they pursued after them a day’s journey, from Adasa unto Gazera, sounding an alarm after them with their trumpets.

bes@1Macc:7:46 @ Whereupon they came forth out of all the towns of Judea round about, and closed them in; so that they, turning back upon them that pursued them, were all slain with the sword, and not one of them was left.

bes@1Macc:8:1 @ Now Judas had heard of the fame of the Romans, that they were mighty and valiant men, and such as would lovingly accept all that joined themselves unto them, and make a league of amity with all that came unto them;

bes@1Macc:8:5 @ Beside this, how they had discomfited in battle Philip, and Perseus, king of the Citims, with others that lifted up themselves against them, and had overcome them:

bes@1Macc:8:6 @ How also Antiochus the great king of Asia, that came against them in battle, having an hundred and twenty elephants, with horsemen, and chariots, and a very great army, was discomfited by them;

bes@1Macc:8:10 @ And that they, having knowledge thereof sent against them a certain captain, and fighting with them slew many of them, and carried away captives their wives and their children, and spoiled them, and took possession of their lands, and pulled down their strong holds, and brought them to be their servants unto this day:

bes@1Macc:8:12 @ But with their friends and such as relied upon them they kept amity: and that they had conquered kingdoms both far and nigh, insomuch as all that heard of their name were afraid of them:

bes@1Macc:8:17 @ In consideration of these things, Judas chose Eupolemus the son of John, the son of Accos, and Jason the son of Eleazar, and sent them to Rome, to make a league of amity and confederacy with them,

bes@1Macc:8:18 @ And to intreat them that they would take the yoke from them; for they saw that the kingdom of the Grecians did oppress Israel with servitude.

bes@1Macc:8:20 @ Judas Maccabeus with his brethren, and the people of the Jews, have sent us unto you, to make a confederacy and peace with you, and that we might be registered your confederates and friends.

bes@1Macc:8:25 @ The people of the Jews shall help them, as the time shall be appointed, with all their heart:

bes@1Macc:8:26 @ Neither shall they give any thing unto them that make war upon them, or aid them with victuals, weapons, money, or ships, as it hath seemed good unto the Romans; but they shall keep their covenants without taking any thing therefore.

bes@1Macc:8:27 @ In the same manner also, if war come first upon the nation of the Jews, the Romans shall help them with all their heart, according as the time shall be appointed them:

bes@1Macc:8:28 @ Neither shall victuals be given to them that take part against them, or weapons, or money, or ships, as it hath seemed good to the Romans; but they shall keep their covenants, and that without deceit.

bes@1Macc:8:29 @ According to these articles did the Romans make a covenant with the people of the Jews.

bes@1Macc:8:32 @ If therefore they complain any more against thee, we will do them justice, and fight with thee by sea and by land.

bes@1Macc:9:1 @ Furthermore, when Demetrius heard the Nicanor and his host were slain in battle, he sent Bacchides and Alcimus into the land of Judea the second time, and with them the chief strength of his host:

bes@1Macc:9:4 @ From whence they removed, and went to Berea, with twenty thousand footmen and two thousand horsemen.

bes@1Macc:9:5 @ Now Judas had pitched his tents at Eleasa, and three thousand chosen men with him:

bes@1Macc:9:8 @ Nevertheless unto them that remained he said, Let us arise and go up against our enemies, if peradventure we may be able to fight with them.

bes@1Macc:9:9 @ But they dehorted him, saying, We shall never be able: let us now rather save our lives, and hereafter we will return with our brethren, and fight against them: for we are but few.

bes@1Macc:9:11 @ With that the host of Bacchides removed out of their tents, and stood over against them, their horsemen being divided into two troops, and their slingers and archers going before the host and they that marched in the foreward were all mighty men.

bes@1Macc:9:14 @ Now when Judas perceived that Bacchides and the strength of his army were on the right side, he took with him all the hardy men,

bes@1Macc:9:16 @ But when they of the left wing saw that they of the right wing were discomfited, they followed upon Judas and those that were with him hard at the heels from behind:

bes@1Macc:9:24 @ In those days also was there a very great famine, by reason whereof the country revolted, and went with them.

bes@1Macc:9:33 @ Then Jonathan, and Simon his brother, and all that were with him, perceiving that, fled into the wilderness of Thecoe, and pitched their tents by the water of the pool Asphar.

bes@1Macc:9:34 @ Which when Bacchides understood, he came near to Jordan with all his host upon the sabbath day.

bes@1Macc:9:35 @ Now Jonathan had sent his brother John, a captain of the people, to pray his friends the Nabathites, that they might leave with them their carriage, which was much.

bes@1Macc:9:36 @ But the children of Jambri came out of Medaba, and took John, and all that he had, and went their way with it.

bes@1Macc:9:37 @ After this came word to Jonathan and Simon his brother, that the children of Jambri made a great marriage, and were bringing the bride from Nadabatha with a great train, as being the daughter of one of the great princes of Chanaan.

bes@1Macc:9:39 @ Where they lifted up their eyes, and looked, and, behold, there was much ado and great carriage: and the bridegroom came forth, and his friends and brethren, to meet them with drums, and instruments of musick, and many weapons.

bes@1Macc:9:40 @ Then Jonathan and they that were with him rose up against them from the place where they lay in ambush, and made a slaughter of them in such sort, as many fell down dead, and the remnant fled into the mountain, and they took all their spoils.

bes@1Macc:9:43 @ Now when Bacchides heard hereof, he came on the sabbath day unto the banks of Jordan with a great power.

bes@1Macc:9:44 @ Then Jonathan said to his company, Let us go up now and fight for our lives, for it standeth not with us to day, as in time past:

bes@1Macc:9:47 @ With that they joined battle, and Jonathan stretched forth his hand to smite Bacchides, but he turned back from him.

bes@1Macc:9:48 @ Then Jonathan and they that were with him leapt into Jordan, and swam over unto the other bank: howbeit the other passed not over Jordan unto them.

bes@1Macc:9:50 @ Afterward returned Bacchides to Jerusalem and repaired the strong cites in Judea; the fort in Jericho, and Emmaus, and Bethhoron, and Bethel, and Thamnatha, Pharathoni, and Taphon, these did he strengthen with high walls, with gates and with bars.

bes@1Macc:9:55 @ And as he began to pull down, even at that time was Alcimus plagued, and his enterprises hindered: for his mouth was stopped, and he was taken with a palsy, so that he could no more speak any thing, nor give order concerning his house.

bes@1Macc:9:56 @ So Alcimus died at that time with great torment.

bes@1Macc:9:58 @ Then all the ungodly men held a council, saying, Behold, Jonathan and his company are at ease, and dwell without care: now therefore we will bring Bacchides hither, who shall take them all in one night.

bes@1Macc:9:59 @ So they went and consulted with him.

bes@1Macc:9:60 @ Then removed he, and came with a great host, and sent letters privily to his adherents in Judea, that they should take Jonathan and those that were with him: howbeit they could not, because their counsel was known unto them.

bes@1Macc:9:62 @ Afterward Jonathan, and Simon, and they that were with him, got them away to Bethbasi, which is in the wilderness, and they repaired the decays thereof, and made it strong.

bes@1Macc:9:65 @ But Jonathan left his brother Simon in the city, and went forth himself into the country, and with a certain number went he forth.

bes@1Macc:9:67 @ And when he began to smite them, and came up with his forces, Simon and his company went out of the city, and burned up the engines of war,

bes@1Macc:9:70 @ Whereof when Jonathan had knowledge, he sent ambassadors unto him, to the end he should make peace with him, and deliver them the prisoners.

bes@1Macc:10:3 @ Moreover Demetrius sent letters unto Jonathan with loving words, so as he magnified him.

bes@1Macc:10:4 @ For said he, Let us first make peace with him, before he join with Alexander against us:

bes@1Macc:10:11 @ And he commanded the workmen to build the walls and the mount Sion and about with square stones for fortification; and they did so.

bes@1Macc:10:20 @ Wherefore now this day we ordain thee to be the high priest of thy nation, and to be called the king’s friend; (and therewithal he sent him a purple robe and a crown of gold:) and require thee to take our part, and keep friendship with us.

bes@1Macc:10:23 @ What have we done, that Alexander hath prevented us in making amity with the Jews to strengthen himself?

bes@1Macc:10:26 @ Whereas ye have kept covenants with us, and continued in our friendship, not joining yourselves with our enemies, we have heard hereof, and are glad.

bes@1Macc:10:31 @ Let Jerusalem also be holy and free, with the borders thereof, both from tenths and tributes.

bes@1Macc:10:35 @ Also no man shall have authority to meddle with or to molest any of them in any matter.

bes@1Macc:10:38 @ And concerning the three governments that are added to Judea from the country of Samaria, let them be joined with Judea, that they may be reckoned to be under one, nor bound to obey other authority than the high priest’s.

bes@1Macc:10:43 @ And whosoever they be that flee unto the temple at Jerusalem, or be within the liberties hereof, being indebted unto the king, or for any other matter, let them be at liberty, and all that they have in my realm.

bes@1Macc:10:47 @ But with Alexander they were well pleased, because he was the first that entreated of true peace with them, and they were confederate with him always.

bes@1Macc:10:51 @ Afterward Alexander sent ambassadors to Ptolemee king of Egypt with a message to this effect:

bes@1Macc:10:53 @ For after I had joined battle with him, both he and his host was discomfited by us, so that we sit in the throne of his kingdom:

bes@1Macc:10:57 @ So Ptolemee went out of Egypt with his daughter Cleopatra, and they came unto Ptolemais in the hundred threescore and second year:

bes@1Macc:10:58 @ Where king Alexander meeting him, he gave unto him his daughter Cleopatra, and celebrated her marriage at Ptolemais with great glory, as the manner of kings is.

bes@1Macc:10:63 @ And he made him sit by himself, and said into his princes, Go with him into the midst of the city, and make proclamation, that no man complain against him of any matter, and that no man trouble him for any manner of cause.

bes@1Macc:10:66 @ Afterward Jonathan returned to Jerusalem with peace and gladness.

bes@1Macc:10:71 @ Now therefore, if thou trustest in thine own strength, come down to us into the plain field, and there let us try the matter together: for with me is the power of the cities.

bes@1Macc:10:77 @ Whereof when Apollonius heard, he took three thousand horsemen, with a great host of footmen, and went to Azotus as one that journeyed, and therewithal drew him forth into the plain. because he had a great number of horsemen, in whom he put his trust.

bes@1Macc:10:84 @ But Jonathan set fire on Azotus, and the cities round about it, and took their spoils; and the temple of Dagon, with them that were fled into it, he burned with fire.

bes@1Macc:10:85 @ Thus there were burned and slain with the sword well nigh eight thousand men.

bes@1Macc:10:86 @ And from thence Jonathan removed his host, and camped against Ascalon, where the men of the city came forth, and met him with great pomp.

bes@1Macc:10:89 @ And sent him a buckle of gold, as the use is to be given to such as are of the king’s blood: he gave him also Accaron with the borders thereof in possession.

bes@1Macc:11:6 @ Then Jonathan met the king with great pomp at Joppa, where they saluted one another, and lodged.

bes@1Macc:11:7 @ Afterward Jonathan, when he had gone with the king to the river called Eleutherus, returned again to Jerusalem.

bes@1Macc:11:15 @ But when Alexander heard of this, he came to war against him: whereupon king Ptolemee brought forth his host, and met him with a mighty power, and put him to flight.

bes@1Macc:11:22 @ Whereof when he heard, he was angry, and immediately removing, he came to Ptolemais, and wrote unto Jonathan, that he should not lay siege to the tower, but come and speak with him at Ptolemais in great haste.

bes@1Macc:11:28 @ Then Jonathan desired the king, that he would make Judea free from tribute, as also the three governments, with the country of Samaria; and he promised him three hundred talents.

bes@1Macc:11:33 @ We are determined to do good to the people of the Jews, who are our friends, and keep covenants with us, because of their good will toward us.

bes@1Macc:11:34 @ Wherefore we have ratified unto them the borders of Judea, with the three governments of Apherema and Lydda and Ramathem, that are added unto Judea from the country of Samaria, and all things appertaining unto them, for all such as do sacrifice in Jerusalem, instead of the payments which the king received of them yearly aforetime out of the fruits of the earth and of trees.

bes@1Macc:11:40 @ And lay sore upon him to deliver him this young Antiochus, that he might reign in his father’s stead: he told him therefore all that Demetrius had done, and how his men of war were at enmity with him, and there he remained a long season.

bes@1Macc:11:51 @ With that they cast away their weapons, and made peace; and the Jews were honoured in the sight of the king, and in the sight of all that were in his realm; and they returned to Jerusalem, having great spoils.

bes@1Macc:11:54 @ After this returned Tryphon, and with him the young child Antiochus, who reigned, and was crowned.

bes@1Macc:11:61 @ From whence he went to Gaza, but they of Gaza shut him out; wherefore he laid siege unto it, and burned the suburbs thereof with fire, and spoiled them.

bes@1Macc:11:62 @ Afterward, when they of Gaza made supplication unto Jonathan, he made peace with them, and took the sons of their chief men for hostages, and sent them to Jerusalem, and passed through the country unto Damascus.

bes@1Macc:11:63 @ Now when Jonathan heard that Demetrius’ princes were come to Cades, which is in Galilee, with a great power, purposing to remove him out of the country,

bes@1Macc:11:66 @ But they desired to have peace with him, which he granted them, and then put them out from thence, and took the city, and set a garrison in it.

bes@1Macc:11:73 @ Now when his own men that were fled saw this, they turned again unto him, and with him pursued them to Cades, even unto their own tents, and there they camped.

bes@1Macc:12:1 @ Now when Jonathan saw that time served him, he chose certain men, and sent them to Rome, for to confirm and renew the friendship that they had with them.

bes@1Macc:12:3 @ So they went unto Rome, and entered into the senate, and said, Jonathan the high priest, and the people of the Jews, sent us unto you, to the end ye should renew the friendship, which ye had with them, and league, as in former time.

bes@1Macc:12:11 @ We therefore at all times without ceasing, both in our feasts, and other convenient days, do remember you in the sacrifices which we offer, and in our prayers, as reason is, and as it becometh us to think upon our brethren:

bes@1Macc:12:16 @ For this cause we chose Numenius the son of Antiochus, and Antipater he son of Jason, and sent them unto the Romans, to renew the amity that we had with them, and the former league.

bes@1Macc:12:24 @ Now when Jonathan heard that Demetrius’ princes were come to fight against him with a greater host than afore,

bes@1Macc:12:35 @ After this came Jonathan home again, and calling the elders of the people together, he consulted with them about building strong holds in Judea,

bes@1Macc:12:38 @ Simon also set up Adida in Sephela, and made it strong with gates and bars.

bes@1Macc:12:41 @ Then Jonathan went out to meet him with forty thousand men chosen for the battle, and came to Bethsan.

bes@1Macc:12:42 @ Now when Tryphon saw Jonathan came with so great a force, he durst not stretch his hand against him;

bes@1Macc:12:45 @ Therefore send them now home again, and choose a few men to wait on thee, and come thou with me to Ptolemais, for I will give it thee, and the rest of the strong holds and forces, and all that have any charge: as for me, I will return and depart: for this is the cause of my coming.

bes@1Macc:12:47 @ And with himself he retained but three thousand men, of whom he sent two thousand into Galilee, and one thousand went with him.

bes@1Macc:12:48 @ Now as soon as Jonathan entered into Ptolemais, they of Ptolemais shut the gates and took him, and all them that came with him they slew with the sword.

bes@1Macc:12:50 @ But when they knew that Jonathan and they that were with him were taken and slain, they encouraged one another; and went close together, prepared to fight.

bes@1Macc:12:52 @ Whereupon they all came into the land of Judea peaceably, and there they bewailed Jonathan, and them that were with him, and they were sore afraid; wherefore all Israel made great lamentation.

bes@1Macc:13:8 @ And they answered with a loud voice, saying, Thou shalt be our leader instead of Judas and Jonathan thy brother.

bes@1Macc:13:11 @ Also he sent Jonathan the son of Absalom, and with him a great power, to Joppa: who casting out them that were therein remained there in it.

bes@1Macc:13:12 @ So Tryphon removed from Ptolemais with a great power to invade the land of Judea, and Jonathan was with him in ward.

bes@1Macc:13:14 @ Now when Tryphon knew that Simon was risen up instead of his brother Jonathan, and meant to join battle with him, he sent messengers unto him, saying,

bes@1Macc:13:27 @ Simon also built a monument upon the sepulchre of his father and his brethren, and raised it aloft to the sight, with hewn stone behind and before.

bes@1Macc:13:31 @ Now Tryphon dealt deceitfully with the young king Antiochus, and slew him.

bes@1Macc:13:33 @ Then Simon built up the strong holds in Judea, and fenced them about with high towers, and great walls, and gates, and bars, and laid up victuals therein.

bes@1Macc:13:37 @ The golden crown, and the scarlet robe, which ye sent unto us, we have received: and we are ready to make a stedfast peace with you, yea, and to write unto our officers, to confirm the immunities which we have granted.

bes@1Macc:13:38 @ And whatsoever covenants we have made with you shall stand; and the strong holds, which ye have builded, shall be your own.

bes@1Macc:13:45 @ Insomuch as the people of the city rent their clothes, and climbed upon the walls with their wives and children, and cried with a loud voice, beseeching Simon to grant them peace.

bes@1Macc:13:46 @ And they said, Deal not with us according to our wickedness, but according to thy mercy.

bes@1Macc:13:47 @ So Simon was appeased toward them, and fought no more against them, but put them out of the city, and cleansed the houses wherein the idols were, and so entered into it with songs and thanksgiving.

bes@1Macc:13:50 @ Then cried they to Simon, beseeching him to be at one with them: which thing he granted them; and when he had put them out from thence, he cleansed the tower from pollutions:

bes@1Macc:13:51 @ And entered into it the three and twentieth day of the second month in the hundred seventy and first year, with thanksgiving, and branches of palm trees, and with harps, and cymbals, and with viols, and hymns, and songs: because there was destroyed a great enemy out of Israel.

bes@1Macc:13:52 @ He ordained also that that day should be kept every year with gladness. Moreover the hill of the temple that was by the tower he made stronger than it was, and there he dwelt himself with his company.

bes@1Macc:14:2 @ But when Arsaces, the king of Persia and Media, heard that Demetrius was entered within his borders, he sent one of his princes to take him alive:

bes@1Macc:14:11 @ He made peace in the land, and Israel rejoiced with great joy:

bes@1Macc:14:18 @ They wrote unto him in tables of brass, to renew the friendship and league which they had made with Judas and Jonathan his brethren:

bes@1Macc:14:20 @ And this is the copy of the letters that the Lacedemonians sent; The rulers of the Lacedemonians, with the city, unto Simon the high priest, and the elders, and priests, and residue of the people of the Jews, our brethren, send greeting:

bes@1Macc:14:22 @ And did register the things that they spake in the council of the people in this manner; Numenius son of Antiochus, and Antipater son of Jason, the Jews’ ambassadors, came unto us to renew the friendship they had with us.

bes@1Macc:14:24 @ After this Simon sent Numenius to Rome with a great shield of gold of a thousand pound weight to confirm the league with them.

bes@1Macc:14:29 @ Forasmuch as oftentimes there have been wars in the country, wherein for the maintenance of their sanctuary, and the law, Simon the son of Mattathias, of the posterity of Jarib, together with his brethren, put themselves in jeopardy, and resisting the enemies of their nation did their nation great honour:

bes@1Macc:14:33 @ And fortified the cities of Judea, together with Bethsura, that lieth upon the borders of Judea, where the armour of the enemies had been before; but he set a garrison of Jews there:

bes@1Macc:14:34 @ Moreover he fortified Joppa, which lieth upon the sea, and Gazera, that bordereth upon Azotus, where the enemies had dwelt before: but he placed Jews there, and furnished them with all things convenient for the reparation thereof.)

bes@1Macc:14:39 @ And made him one of his friends, and honoured him with great honour.

bes@1Macc:14:44 @ Also that it should be lawful for none of the people or priests to break any of these things, or to gainsay his words, or to gather an assembly in the country without him, or to be clothed in purple, or wear a buckle of gold;

bes@1Macc:14:46 @ Thus it liked all the people to deal with Simon, and to do as hath been said.

bes@1Macc:14:48 @ So they commanded that this writing should be put in tables of brass, and that they should be set up within the compass of the sanctuary in a conspicuous place;

bes@1Macc:15:6 @ I give thee leave also to coin money for thy country with thine own stamp.

bes@1Macc:15:9 @ Furthermore, when we have obtained our kingdom, we will honour thee, and thy nation, and thy temple, with great honour, so that your honour shall be known throughout the world.

bes@1Macc:15:10 @ In the hundred threescore and fourteenth year went Antiochus into the land of his fathers: at which time all the forces came together unto him, so that few were left with Tryphon.

bes@1Macc:15:13 @ Then camped Antiochus against Dora, having with him an hundred and twenty thousand men of war, and eight thousand horsemen.

bes@1Macc:15:27 @ Nevertheless he would not receive them, but brake all the covenants which he had made with him afore, and became strange unto him.

bes@1Macc:15:28 @ Furthermore he sent unto him Athenobius, one of his friends, to commune with him, and say, Ye withhold Joppa and Gazera; with the tower that is in Jerusalem, which are cities of my realm.

bes@1Macc:15:29 @ The borders thereof ye have wasted, and done great hurt in the land, and got the dominion of many places within my kingdom.

bes@1Macc:15:30 @ Now therefore deliver the cities which ye have taken, and the tributes of the places, whereof ye have gotten dominion without the borders of Judea:

bes@1Macc:16:3 @ But now I am old, and ye, by God’s mercy, are of a sufficient age: be ye instead of me and my brother, and go and fight for our nation, and the help from heaven be with you.

bes@1Macc:16:4 @ So he chose out of the country twenty thousand men of war with horsemen, who went out against Cendebeus, and rested that night at Modin.

bes@1Macc:16:8 @ Then sounded they with the holy trumpets: whereupon Cendebeus and his host were put to flight, so that many of them were slain, and the remnant gat them to the strong hold.

bes@1Macc:16:10 @ So they fled even unto the towers in the fields of Azotus; wherefore he burned it with fire: so that there were slain of them about two thousand men. Afterward he returned into the land of Judea in peace.

bes@1Macc:16:14 @ Now Simon was visiting the cities that were in the country, and taking care for the good ordering of them; at which time he came down himself to Jericho with his sons, Mattathias and Judas, in the hundred threescore and seventeenth year, in the eleventh month, called Sabat:

bes@2Macc:1:2 @ God be gracious unto you, and remember his covenant that he made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, his faithful servants;

bes@2Macc:1:3 @ And give you all an heart to serve him, and to do his will, with a good courage and a willing mind;

bes@2Macc:1:5 @ And hear your prayers, and be at one with you, and never forsake you in time of trouble.

bes@2Macc:1:12 @ For he cast them out that fought within the holy city.

bes@2Macc:1:13 @ For when the leader was come into Persia, and the army with him that seemed invincible, they were slain in the temple of Nanea by the deceit of Nanea’s priests.

bes@2Macc:1:14 @ For Antiochus, as though he would marry her, came into the place, and his friends that were with him, to receive money in name of a dowry.

bes@2Macc:1:15 @ Which when the priests of Nanea had set forth, and he was entered with a small company into the compass of the temple, they shut the temple as soon as Antiochus was come in:

bes@2Macc:1:16 @ And opening a privy door of the roof, they threw stones like thunderbolts, and struck down the captain, hewed them in pieces, smote off their heads and cast them to those that were without.

bes@2Macc:1:19 @ For when our fathers were led into Persia, the priests that were then devout took the fire of the altar privily, and hid it in an hollow place of a pit without water, where they kept it sure, so that the place was unknown to all men.

bes@2Macc:1:21 @ Then commanded he them to draw it up, and to bring it; and when the sacrifices were laid on, Neemias commanded the priests to sprinkle the wood and the things laid thereupon with the water.

bes@2Macc:1:28 @ Punish them that oppress us, and with pride do us wrong.

bes@2Macc:1:33 @ So when this matter was known, it was told the king of Persia, that in the place, where the priests that were led away had hid the fire, there appeared water, and that Neemias had purified the sacrifices therewith.

bes@2Macc:2:2 @ And how that the prophet, having given them the law, charged them not to forget the commandments of the Lord, and that they should not err in their minds, when they see images of silver and gold, with their ornaments.

bes@2Macc:2:3 @ And with other such speeches exhorted he them, that the law should not depart from their hearts.

bes@2Macc:2:4 @ It was also contained in the same writing, that the prophet, being warned of God, commanded the tabernacle and the ark to go with him, as he went forth into the mountain, where Moses climbed up, and saw the heritage of God.

bes@2Macc:2:14 @ In like manner also Judas gathered together all those things that were lost by reason of the war we had, and they remain with us,

bes@2Macc:2:22 @ And recovered again the temple renowned all the world over, and freed the city, and upheld the laws which were going down, the Lord being gracious unto them with all favour:

bes@2Macc:2:29 @ For as the master builder of a new house must care for the whole building; but he that undertaketh to set it out, and paint it, must seek out fit things for the adorning thereof: even so I think it is with us.

bes@2Macc:3:1 @ Now when the holy city was inhabited with all peace, and the laws were kept very well, because of the godliness of Onias the high priest, and his hatred of wickedness,

bes@2Macc:3:2 @ It came to pass that even the kings themselves did honour the place, and magnify the temple with their best gifts;

bes@2Macc:3:4 @ But one Simon of the tribe of Benjamin, who was made governor of the temple, fell out with the high priest about disorder in the city.

bes@2Macc:3:7 @ Now when Apollonius came to the king, and had shewed him of the money whereof he was told, the king chose out Heliodorus his treasurer, and sent him with a commandment to bring him the foresaid money.

bes@2Macc:3:8 @ So forthwith Heliodorus took his journey; under a colour of visiting the cities of Celosyria and Phenice, but indeed to fulfil the king’s purpose.

bes@2Macc:3:17 @ For the man was so compassed with fear and horror of the body, that it was manifest to them that looked upon him, what sorrow he had now in his heart.

bes@2Macc:3:19 @ And the women, girt with sackcloth under their breasts, abounded in the streets, and the virgins that were kept in ran, some to the gates, and some to the walls, and others looked out of the windows.

bes@2Macc:3:24 @ Now as he was there present himself with his guard about the treasury, the Lord of spirits, and the Prince of all power, caused a great apparition, so that all that presumed to come in with him were astonished at the power of God, and fainted, and were sore afraid.

bes@2Macc:3:25 @ For there appeared unto them an horse with a terrible rider upon him, and adorned with a very fair covering, and he ran fiercely, and smote at Heliodorus with his forefeet, and it seemed that he that sat upon the horse had complete harness of gold.

bes@2Macc:3:27 @ And Heliodorus fell suddenly unto the ground, and was compassed with great darkness: but they that were with him took him up, and put him into a litter.

bes@2Macc:3:28 @ Thus him, that lately came with a great train and with all his guard into the said treasury, they carried out, being unable to help himself with his weapons: and manifestly they acknowledged the power of God.

bes@2Macc:3:29 @ For he by the hand of God was cast down, and lay speechless without all hope of life.

bes@2Macc:3:30 @ But they praised the Lord, that had miraculously honoured his own place: for the temple; which a little afore was full of fear and trouble, when the Almighty Lord appeared, was filled with joy and gladness.

bes@2Macc:3:35 @ So Heliodorus, after he had offered sacrifice unto the Lord, and made great vows unto him that had saved his life, and saluted Onias, returned with his host to the king.

bes@2Macc:3:36 @ Then testified he to all men the works of the great God, which he had seen with his eyes.

bes@2Macc:3:38 @ If thou hast any enemy or traitor, send him thither, and thou shalt receive him well scourged, if he escape with his life: for in that place, no doubt; there is an especial power of God.

bes@2Macc:4:10 @ Which when the king had granted, and he had gotten into his hand the rule he forthwith brought his own nation to Greekish fashion.

bes@2Macc:4:22 @ Where he was honourably received of Jason, and of the city, and was brought in with torch alight, and with great shoutings: and so afterward went with his host unto Phenice.

bes@2Macc:4:25 @ So he came with the king’s mandate, bringing nothing worthy the high priesthood, but having the fury of a cruel tyrant, and the rage of a savage beast.

bes@2Macc:4:33 @ Which when Onias knew of a surety, he reproved him, and withdrew himself into a sanctuary at Daphne, that lieth by Antiochia.

bes@2Macc:4:34 @ Wherefore Menelaus, taking Andronicus apart, prayed, him to get Onias into his hands; who being persuaded thereunto, and coming to Onias in deceit, gave him his right hand with oaths; and though he were suspected by him, yet persuaded he him to come forth of the sanctuary: whom forthwith he shut up without regard of justice.

bes@2Macc:4:36 @ And when the king was come again from the places about Cilicia, the Jews that were in the city, and certain of the Greeks that abhorred the fact also, complained because Onias was slain without cause.

bes@2Macc:4:38 @ And being kindled with anger, forthwith he took away Andronicus his purple, and rent off his clothes, and leading him through the whole city unto that very place, where he had committed impiety against Onias, there slew he the cursed murderer. Thus the Lord rewarded him his punishment, as he had deserved.

bes@2Macc:4:39 @ Now when many sacrileges had been committed in the city by Lysimachus with the consent of Menelaus, and the fruit thereof was spread abroad, the multitude gathered themselves together against Lysimachus, many vessels of gold being already carried away.

bes@2Macc:4:40 @ Whereupon the common people rising, and being filled with rage, Lysimachus armed about three thousand men, and began first to offer violence; one Auranus being the leader, a man far gone in years, and no less in folly.

bes@2Macc:4:47 @ Insomuch that he discharged Menelaus from the accusations, who notwithstanding was cause of all the mischief: and those poor men, who, if they had told their cause, yea, before the Scythians, should have been judged innocent, them he condemned to death.

bes@2Macc:4:49 @ Wherefore even they of Tyrus, moved with hatred of that wicked deed, caused them to be honourably buried.

bes@2Macc:5:2 @ And then it happened, that through all the city, for the space almost of forty days, there were seen horsemen running in the air, in cloth of gold, and armed with lances, like a band of soldiers,

bes@2Macc:5:3 @ And troops of horsemen in array, encountering and running one against another, with shaking of shields, and multitude of pikes, and drawing of swords, and casting of darts, and glittering of golden ornaments, and harness of all sorts.

bes@2Macc:5:6 @ But Jason slew his own citizens without mercy, not considering that to get the day of them of his own nation would be a most unhappy day for him; but thinking they had been his enemies, and not his countrymen, whom he conquered.

bes@2Macc:5:10 @ And he that had cast out many unburied had none to mourn for him, nor any solemn funerals at all, nor sepulchre with his fathers.

bes@2Macc:5:14 @ And there were destroyed within the space of three whole days fourscore thousand, whereof forty thousand were slain in the conflict; and no fewer sold than slain.

bes@2Macc:5:15 @ Yet was he not content with this, but presumed to go into the most holy temple of all the world; Menelaus, that traitor to the laws, and to his own country, being his guide:

bes@2Macc:5:16 @ And taking the holy vessels with polluted hands, and with profane hands pulling down the things that were dedicated by other kings to the augmentation and glory and honour of the place, he gave them away.

bes@2Macc:5:18 @ For had they not been formerly wrapped in many sins, this man, as soon as he had come, had forthwith been scourged, and put back from his presumption, as Heliodorus was, whom Seleucus the king sent to view the treasury.

bes@2Macc:5:20 @ And therefore the place itself, that was partaker with them of the adversity that happened to the nation, did afterward communicate in the benefits sent from the Lord: and as it was forsaken in the wrath of the Almighty, so again, the great Lord being reconciled, it was set up with all glory.

bes@2Macc:5:24 @ He sent also that detestable ringleader Apollonius with an army of two and twenty thousand, commanding him to slay all those that were in their best age, and to sell the women and the younger sort:

bes@2Macc:5:26 @ And so he slew all them that were gone to the celebrating of the sabbath, and running through the city with weapons slew great multitudes.

bes@2Macc:5:27 @ But Judas Maccabeus with nine others, or thereabout, withdrew himself into the wilderness, and lived in the mountains after the manner of beasts, with his company, who fed on herbs continually, lest they should be partakers of the pollution.

bes@2Macc:6:4 @ For the temple was filled with riot and revelling by the Gentiles, who dallied with harlots, and had to do with women within the circuit of the holy places, and besides that brought in things that were not lawful.

bes@2Macc:6:5 @ The altar also was filled with profane things, which the law forbiddeth.

bes@2Macc:6:13 @ For it is a token of his great goodness, when wicked doers are not suffered any long time, but forthwith punished.

bes@2Macc:6:14 @ For not as with other nations, whom the Lord patiently forbeareth to punish, till they be come to the fulness of their sins, so dealeth he with us,

bes@2Macc:6:16 @ And therefore he never withdraweth his mercy from us: and though he punish with adversity, yet doth he never forsake his people.

bes@2Macc:6:19 @ But he, choosing rather to die gloriously, than to live stained with such an abomination, spit it forth, and came of his own accord to the torment,

bes@2Macc:6:21 @ But they that had the charge of that wicked feast, for the old acquaintance they had with the man, taking him aside, besought him to bring flesh of his own provision, such as was lawful for him to use, and make as if he did eat of the flesh taken from the sacrifice commanded by the king;

bes@2Macc:6:22 @ That in so doing he might be delivered from death, and for the old friendship with them find favour.

bes@2Macc:6:30 @ But when he was ready to die with stripes, he groaned, and said, It is manifest unto the Lord, that hath the holy knowledge, that whereas I might have been delivered from death, I now endure sore pains in body by being beaten: but in soul am well content to suffer these things, because I fear him.

bes@2Macc:7:1 @ It came to pass also, that seven brethren with their mother were taken, and compelled by the king against the law to taste swine’s flesh, and were tormented with scourges and whips.

bes@2Macc:7:4 @ Which forthwith being heated, he commanded to cut out the tongue of him that spake first, and to cut off the utmost parts of his body, the rest of his brethren and his mother looking on.

bes@2Macc:7:5 @ Now when he was thus maimed in all his members, he commanded him being yet alive to be brought to the fire, and to be fried in the pan: and as the vapour of the pan was for a good space dispersed, they exhorted one another with the mother to die manfully, saying thus,

bes@2Macc:7:7 @ So when the first was dead after this number, they brought the second to make him a mocking stock: and when they had pulled off the skin of his head with the hair, they asked him, Wilt thou eat, before thou be punished throughout every member of thy body?

bes@2Macc:7:12 @ Insomuch that the king, and they that were with him, marvelled at the young man’s courage, for that he nothing regarded the pains.

bes@2Macc:7:18 @ After him also they brought the sixth, who being ready to die said, Be not deceived without cause: for we suffer these things for ourselves, having sinned against our God: therefore marvellous things are done unto us.

bes@2Macc:7:20 @ But the mother was marvellous above all, and worthy of honourable memory: for when she saw her seven sons slain within the space of one day, she bare it with a good courage, because of the hope that she had in the Lord.

bes@2Macc:7:21 @ Yea, she exhorted every one of them in her own language, filled with courageous spirits; and stirring up her womanish thoughts with a manly stomach, she said unto them,

bes@2Macc:7:24 @ Now Antiochus, thinking himself despised, and suspecting it to be a reproachful speech, whilst the youngest was yet alive, did not only exhort him by words, but also assured him with oaths, that he would make him both a rich and a happy man, if he would turn from the laws of his fathers; and that also he would take him for his friend, and trust him with affairs.

bes@2Macc:7:26 @ And when he had exhorted her with many words, she promised him that she would counsel her son.

bes@2Macc:7:29 @ Fear not this tormentor, but, being worthy of thy brethren, take thy death that I may receive thee again in mercy with thy brethren.

bes@2Macc:7:33 @ And though the living Lord be angry with us a little while for our chastening and correction, yet shall he be at one again with his servants.

bes@2Macc:7:34 @ But thou, O godless man, and of all other most wicked, be not lifted up without a cause, nor puffed up with uncertain hopes, lifting up thy hand against the servants of God:

bes@2Macc:8:1 @ Then Judas Maccabeus, and they that were with him, went privily into the towns, and called their kinsfolks together, and took unto them all such as continued in the Jews’ religion, and assembled about six thousand men.

bes@2Macc:8:3 @ And that he would have compassion upon the city, sore defaced, and ready to be made even with the ground; and hear the blood that cried unto him,

bes@2Macc:8:5 @ Now when Maccabeus had his company about him, he could not be withstood by the heathen: for the wrath of the Lord was turned into mercy.

bes@2Macc:8:8 @ So when Philip saw that this man increased by little and little, and that things prospered with him still more and more, he wrote unto Ptolemeus, the governor of Celosyria and Phenice, to yield more aid to the king’s affairs.

bes@2Macc:8:9 @ Then forthwith choosing Nicanor the son of Patroclus, one of his special friends, he sent him with no fewer than twenty thousand of all nations under him, to root out the whole generation of the Jews; and with him he joined also Gorgias a captain, who in matters of war had great experience.

bes@2Macc:8:12 @ Now when word was brought unto Judas of Nicanor’s coming, and he had imparted unto those that were with him that the army was at hand,

bes@2Macc:8:14 @ Others sold all that they had left, and withal besought the Lord to deliver them, sold by the wicked Nicanor before they met together:

bes@2Macc:8:15 @ And if not for their own sakes, yet for the covenants he had made with their fathers, and for his holy and glorious name’s sake, by which they were called.

bes@2Macc:8:16 @ So Maccabeus called his men together unto the number of six thousand, and exhorted them not to be stricken with terror of the enemy, nor to fear the great multitude of the heathen, who came wrongly against them; but to fight manfully,

bes@2Macc:8:20 @ And he told them of the battle that they had in Babylon with the Galatians, how they came but eight thousand in all to the business, with four thousand Macedonians, and that the Macedonians being perplexed, the eight thousand destroyed an hundred and twenty thousand because of the help that they had from heaven, and so received a great booty.

bes@2Macc:8:21 @ Thus when he had made them bold with these words, and ready to die for the law and the country, he divided his army into four parts;

bes@2Macc:8:22 @ And joined with himself his own brethren, leaders of each band, to wit Simon, and Joseph, and Jonathan, giving each one fifteen hundred men.

bes@2Macc:8:29 @ When this was done, and they had made a common supplication, they besought the merciful Lord to be reconciled with his servants for ever.

bes@2Macc:8:30 @ Moreover of those that were with Timotheus and Bacchides, who fought against them, they slew above twenty thousand, and very easily got high and strong holds, and divided among themselves many spoils more, and made the maimed, orphans, widows, yea, and the aged also, equal in spoils with themselves.

bes@2Macc:8:32 @ They slew also Philarches, that wicked person, who was with Timotheus, and had annoyed the Jews many ways.

bes@2Macc:9:1 @ About that time came Antiochus with dishonour out of the country of Persia

bes@2Macc:9:2 @ For he had entered the city called Persepolis, and went about to rob the temple, and to hold the city; whereupon the multitude running to defend themselves with their weapons put them to flight; and so it happened, that Antiochus being put to flight of the inhabitants returned with shame.

bes@2Macc:9:4 @ Then swelling with anger. he thought to avenge upon the Jews the disgrace done unto him by those that made him flee. Therefore commanded he his chariotman to drive without ceasing, and to dispatch the journey, the judgement of God now following him. For he had spoken proudly in this sort, That he would come to Jerusalem and make it a common burying place of the Jews.

bes@2Macc:9:5 @ But the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, smote him with an incurable and invisible plague: or as soon as he had spoken these words, a pain of the bowels that was remediless came upon him, and sore torments of the inner parts;

bes@2Macc:9:6 @ And that most justly: for he had tormented other men’s bowels with many and strange torments.

bes@2Macc:9:7 @ Howbeit he nothing at all ceased from his bragging, but still was filled with pride, breathing out fire in his rage against the Jews, and commanding to haste the journey: but it came to pass that he fell down from his chariot, carried violently; so that having a sore fall, all the members of his body were much pained.

bes@2Macc:9:14 @ That the holy city (to the which he was going in haste to lay it even with the ground, and to make it a common buryingplace,) he would set at liberty:

bes@2Macc:9:15 @ And as touching the Jews, whom he had judged not worthy so much as to be buried, but to be cast out with their children to be devoured of the fowls and wild beasts, he would make them all equals to the citizens of Athens:

bes@2Macc:9:16 @ And the holy temple, which before he had spoiled, he would garnish with goodly gifts, and restore all the holy vessels with many more, and out of his own revenue defray the charges belonging to the sacrifices:

bes@2Macc:9:21 @ As for me, I was weak, or else I would have remembered kindly your honour and good will returning out of Persia, and being taken with a grievous disease, I thought it necessary to care for the common safety of all:

bes@2Macc:9:29 @ And Philip, that was brought up with him, carried away his body, who also fearing the son of Antiochus went into Egypt to Ptolemeus Philometor.

bes@2Macc:10:4 @ When that was done, they fell flat down, and besought the Lord that they might come no more into such troubles; but if they sinned any more against him, that he himself would chasten them with mercy, and that they might not be delivered unto the blasphemous and barbarous nations.

bes@2Macc:10:6 @ And they kept the eight days with gladness, as in the feast of the tabernacles, remembering that not long afore they had held the feast of the tabernacles, when as they wandered in the mountains and dens like beasts.

bes@2Macc:10:12 @ For Ptolemeus, that was called Macron, choosing rather to do justice unto the Jews for the wrong that had been done unto them, endeavoured to continue peace with them.

bes@2Macc:10:14 @ But when Gorgias was governor of the holds, he hired soldiers, and nourished war continually with the Jews:

bes@2Macc:10:15 @ And therewithal the Idumeans, having gotten into their hands the most commodious holds, kept the Jews occupied, and receiving those that were banished from Jerusalem, they went about to nourish war.

bes@2Macc:10:16 @ Then they that were with Maccabeus made supplication, and besought God that he would be their helper; and so they ran with violence upon the strong holds of the Idumeans,

bes@2Macc:10:19 @ Maccabeus left Simon and Joseph, and Zaccheus also, and them that were with him, who were enough to besiege them, and departed himself unto those places which more needed his help.

bes@2Macc:10:20 @ Now they that were with Simon, being led with covetousness, were persuaded for money through certain of those that were in the castle, and took seventy thousand drachms, and let some of them escape.

bes@2Macc:10:23 @ And having good success with his weapons in all things he took in hand, he slew in the two holds more than twenty thousand.

bes@2Macc:10:25 @ But when he drew near, they that were with Maccabeus turned themselves to pray unto God, and sprinkled earth upon their heads, and girded their loins with sackcloth,

bes@2Macc:10:28 @ Now the sun being newly risen, they joined both together; the one part having together with their virtue their refuge also unto the Lord for a pledge of their success and victory: the other side making their rage leader of their battle

bes@2Macc:10:29 @ But when the battle waxed strong, there appeared unto the enemies from heaven five comely men upon horses, with bridles of gold, and two of them led the Jews,

bes@2Macc:10:30 @ And took Maccabeus betwixt them, and covered him on every side weapons, and kept him safe, but shot arrows and lightnings against the enemies: so that being confounded with blindness, and full of trouble, they were killed.

bes@2Macc:10:33 @ But they that were with Maccabeus laid siege against the fortress courageously four days.

bes@2Macc:10:34 @ And they that were within, trusting to the strength of the place, blasphemed exceedingly, and uttered wicked words.

bes@2Macc:10:35 @ Nevertheless upon the fifth day early twenty young men of Maccabeus’ company, inflamed with anger because of the blasphemies, assaulted the wall manly, and with a fierce courage killed all that they met withal.

bes@2Macc:10:36 @ Others likewise ascending after them, whiles they were busied with them that were within, burnt the towers, and kindling fires burnt the blasphemers alive; and others broke open the gates, and, having received in the rest of the army, took the city,

bes@2Macc:10:37 @ And killed Timotheus, that was hid in a certain pit, and Chereas his brother, with Apollophanes.

bes@2Macc:10:38 @ When this was done, they praised the Lord with psalms and thanksgiving, who had done so great things for Israel, and given them the victory.

bes@2Macc:11:2 @ And when he had gathered about fourscore thousand with all the horsemen, he came against the Jews, thinking to make the city an habitation of the Gentiles,

bes@2Macc:11:4 @ Not at all considering the power of God but puffed up with his ten thousands of footmen, and his thousands of horsemen, and his fourscore elephants.

bes@2Macc:11:6 @ Now when they that were with Maccabeus heard that he besieged the holds, they and all the people with lamentation and tears besought the Lord that he would send a good angel to deliver Israel.

bes@2Macc:11:7 @ Then Maccabeus himself first of all took weapons, exhorting the other that they would jeopard themselves together with him to help their brethren: so they went forth together with a willing mind.

bes@2Macc:11:9 @ Then they praised the merciful God all together, and took heart, insomuch that they were ready not only to fight with men, but with most cruel beasts, and to pierce through walls of iron.

bes@2Macc:11:13 @ Who, as he was a man of understanding, casting with himself what loss he had had, and considering that the Hebrews could not be overcome, because the Almighty God helped them, he sent unto them,

bes@2Macc:11:20 @ But of the particulars I have given order both to these and the other that came from me, to commune with you.

bes@2Macc:11:30 @ Wherefore they that will depart shall have safe conduct till the thirtieth day of Xanthicus with security.

bes@2Macc:11:35 @ Whatsoever Lysias the king’s cousin hath granted, therewith we also are well pleased.

bes@2Macc:11:36 @ But touching such things as he judged to be referred to the king, after ye have advised thereof, send one forthwith, that we may declare as it is convenient for you: for we are now going to Antioch.

bes@2Macc:11:37 @ Therefore send some with speed, that we may know what is your mind.

bes@2Macc:12:3 @ The men of Joppa also did such an ungodly deed: they prayed the Jews that dwelt among them to go with their wives and children into the boats which they had prepared, as though they had meant them no hurt.

bes@2Macc:12:5 @ When Judas heard of this cruelty done unto his countrymen, he commanded those that were with him to make them ready.

bes@2Macc:12:13 @ He went also about to make a bridge to a certain strong city, which was fenced about with walls, and inhabited by people of divers countries; and the name of it was Caspis.

bes@2Macc:12:14 @ But they that were within it put such trust in the strength of the walls and provision of victuals, that they behaved themselves rudely toward them that were with Judas, railing and blaspheming, and uttering such words as were not to be spoken.

bes@2Macc:12:15 @ Wherefore Judas with his company, calling upon the great Lord of the world, who without rams or engines of war did cast down Jericho in the time of Joshua, gave a fierce assault against the walls,

bes@2Macc:12:16 @ And took the city by the will of God, and made unspeakable slaughters, insomuch that a lake two furlongs broad near adjoining thereunto, being filled full, was seen running with blood.

bes@2Macc:12:22 @ But when Judas his first band came in sight, the enemies, being smitten with fear and terror through the appearing of him who seeth all things, fled amain, one running into this way, another that way, so as that they were often hurt of their own men, and wounded with the points of their own swords.

bes@2Macc:12:24 @ Moreover Timotheus himself fell into the hands of Dositheus and Sosipater, whom he besought with much craft to let him go with his life, because he had many of the Jews’ parents, and the brethren of some of them, who, if they put him to death, should not be regarded.

bes@2Macc:12:25 @ So when he had assured them with many words that he would restore them without hurt, according to the agreement, they let him go for the saving of their brethren.

bes@2Macc:12:28 @ But when Judas and his company had called upon Almighty God, who with his power breaketh the strength of his enemies, they won the city, and slew twenty and five thousand of them that were within,

bes@2Macc:12:30 @ But when the Jews that dwelt there had testified that the Scythopolitans dealt lovingly with them, and entreated them kindly in the time of their adversity;

bes@2Macc:12:33 @ Who came out with three thousand men of foot and four hundred horsemen.

bes@2Macc:12:36 @ Now when they that were with Gorgias had fought long, and were weary, Judas called upon the Lord, that he would shew himself to be their helper and leader of the battle.

bes@2Macc:12:37 @ And with that he began in his own language, and sung psalms with a loud voice, and rushing unawares upon Gorgias’ men, he put them to flight.

bes@2Macc:12:39 @ And upon the day following, as the use had been, Judas and his company came to take up the bodies of them that were slain, and to bury them with their kinsmen in their fathers’ graves.

bes@2Macc:13:1 @ In the hundred forty and ninth year it was told Judas, that Antiochus Eupator was coming with a great power into Judea,

bes@2Macc:13:2 @ And with him Lysias his protector, and ruler of his affairs, having either of them a Grecian power of footmen, an hundred and ten thousand, and horsemen five thousand and three hundred, and elephants two and twenty, and three hundred chariots armed with hooks.

bes@2Macc:13:3 @ Menelaus also joined himself with them, and with great dissimulation encouraged Antiochus, not for the safeguard of the country, but because he thought to have been made governor.

bes@2Macc:13:9 @ Now the king came with a barbarous and haughty mind to do far worse to the Jews, than had been done in his father’s time.

bes@2Macc:13:12 @ So when they had all done this together, and besought the merciful Lord with weeping and fasting, and lying flat upon the ground three days long, Judas, having exhorted them, commanded they should be in a readiness.

bes@2Macc:13:13 @ And Judas, being apart with the elders, determined, before the king’s host should enter into Judea, and get the city, to go forth and try the matter in fight by the help of the Lord.

bes@2Macc:13:15 @ And having given the watchword to them that were about him, Victory is of God; with the most valiant and choice young men he went in into the king’s tent by night, and slew in the camp about four thousand men, and the chiefest of the elephants, with all that were upon him.

bes@2Macc:13:16 @ And at last they filled the camp with fear and tumult, and departed with good success.

bes@2Macc:13:22 @ The king treated with them in Bethsura the second time, gave his hand, took their’s, departed, fought with Judas, was overcome;

bes@2Macc:13:23 @ Heard that Philip, who was left over the affairs in Antioch, was desperately bent, confounded, intreated the Jews, submitted himself, and sware to all equal conditions, agreed with them, and offered sacrifice, honoured the temple, and dealt kindly with the place,

bes@2Macc:14:1 @ After three years was Judas informed, that Demetrius the son of Seleucus, having entered by the haven of Tripolis with a great power and navy,

bes@2Macc:14:3 @ Now one Alcimus, who had been high priest, and had defiled himself wilfully in the times of their mingling with the Gentiles, seeing that by no means he could save himself, nor have any more access to the holy altar,

bes@2Macc:14:12 @ And forthwith calling Nicanor, who had been master of the elephants, and making him governor over Judea, he sent him forth,

bes@2Macc:14:13 @ Commanding him to slay Judas, and to scatter them that were with him, and to make Alcimus high priest of the great temple.

bes@2Macc:14:15 @ Now when the Jews heard of Nicanor’s coming, and that the heathen were up against them, they cast earth upon their heads, and made supplication to him that had established his people for ever, and who always helpeth his portion with manifestation of his presence.

bes@2Macc:14:17 @ Now Simon, Judas’ brother, had joined battle with Nicanor, but was somewhat discomfited through the sudden silence of his enemies.

bes@2Macc:14:18 @ Nevertheless Nicanor, hearing of the manliness of them that were with Judas, and the courageousness that they had to fight for their country, durst not try the matter by the sword.

bes@2Macc:14:20 @ So when they had taken long advisement thereupon, and the captain had made the multitude acquainted therewith, and it appeared that they were all of one mind, they consented to the covenants,

bes@2Macc:14:27 @ Then the king being in a rage, and provoked with the accusations of the most wicked man, wrote to Nicanor, signifying that he was much displeased with the covenants, and commanding him that he should send Maccabeus prisoner in all haste unto Antioch.

bes@2Macc:14:30 @ Notwithstanding, when Maccabeus saw that Nicanor began to be churlish unto him, and that he entreated him more roughly than he was wont, perceiving that such sour behaviour came not of good, he gathered together not a few of his men, and withdrew himself from Nicanor.

bes@2Macc:14:33 @ He stretched out his right hand toward the temple, and made an oath in this manner: If ye will not deliver me Judas as a prisoner, I will lay this temple of God even with the ground, and I will break down the altar, and erect a notable temple unto Bacchus.

bes@2Macc:14:38 @ For in the former times, when they mingled not themselves with the Gentiles, he had been accused of Judaism, and did boldly jeopard his body and life with all vehemency for the religion of the Jews.

bes@2Macc:14:43 @ But missing his stroke through haste, the multitude also rushing within the doors, he ran boldly up to the wall, and cast himself down manfully among the thickest of them.

bes@2Macc:14:45 @ Nevertheless, while there was yet breath within him, being inflamed with anger, he rose up; and though his blood gushed out like spouts of water, and his wounds were grievous, yet he ran through the midst of the throng; and standing upon a steep rock,

bes@2Macc:15:1 @ But Nicanor, hearing that Judas and his company were in the strong places about Samaria, resolved without any danger to set upon them on the sabbath day.

bes@2Macc:15:2 @ Nevertheless the Jews that were compelled to go with him said, O destroy not so cruelly and barbarously, but give honour to that day, which he, that seeth all things, hath honoured with holiness above all other days.

bes@2Macc:15:6 @ So Nicanor in exceeding pride and haughtiness determined to set up a publick monument of his victory over Judas and them that were with him.

bes@2Macc:15:9 @ And so comforting them out of the law and the prophets, and withal putting them in mind of the battles that they won afore, he made them more cheerful.

bes@2Macc:15:10 @ And when he had stirred up their minds, he gave them their charge, shewing them therewithal the falsehood of the heathen, and the breach of oaths.

bes@2Macc:15:11 @ Thus he armed every one of them, not so much with defence of shields and spears, as with comfortable and good words: and beside that, he told them a dream worthy to be believed, as if it had been so indeed, which did not a little rejoice them.

bes@2Macc:15:13 @ This done, in like manner there appeared a man with gray hairs, and exceeding glorious, who was of a wonderful and excellent majesty.

bes@2Macc:15:16 @ Take this holy sword, a gift from God, with the which thou shalt wound the adversaries.

bes@2Macc:15:18 @ For the care that they took for their wives, and their children, their brethren, and folks, was in least account with them: but the greatest and principal fear was for the holy temple.

bes@2Macc:15:24 @ And through the might of thine arm let those be stricken with terror, that come against thy holy people to blaspheme. And he ended thus.

bes@2Macc:15:25 @ Then Nicanor and they that were with him came forward with trumpets and songs.

bes@2Macc:15:26 @ But Judas and his company encountered the enemies with invocation and prayer.

bes@2Macc:15:27 @ So that fighting with their hands, and praying unto God with their hearts, they slew no less than thirty and five thousand men: for through the appearance of God they were greatly cheered.

bes@2Macc:15:28 @ Now when the battle was done, returning again with joy, they knew that Nicanor lay dead in his harness.

bes@2Macc:15:30 @ And Judas, who was ever the chief defender of the citizens both in body and mind, and who continued his love toward his countrymen all his life, commanded to strike off Nicanor’s head, and his hand with his shoulder, and bring them to Jerusalem.

bes@2Macc:15:32 @ And shewed them vile Nicanor’s head, and the hand of that blasphemer, which with proud brags he had stretched out against the holy temple of the Almighty.

bes@2Macc:15:36 @ And they ordained all with a common decree in no case to let that day pass without solemnity, but to celebrate the thirtieth day of the twelfth month, which in the Syrian tongue is called Adar, the day before Mardocheus’ day.

bes@2Macc:15:37 @ Thus went it with Nicanor: and from that time forth the Hebrews had the city in their power. And here will I make an end.

bes@2Macc:15:39 @ For as it is hurtful to drink wine or water alone; and as wine mingled with water is pleasant, and delighteth the taste: even so speech finely framed delighteth the ears of them that read the story. And here shall be an end.

bes@AddDaniel:1:6 @ In all things have we trespassed, and not obeyed thy commandments, nor kept them, neither done as thou hast commanded us, that it might go well with us.

bes@AddDaniel:1:17 @ And now we follow thee with all our heart, we fear thee, and seek thy face.

bes@AddDaniel:1:18 @ Put us not to shame: but deal with us after thy lovingkindness, and according to the multitude of thy mercies.

bes@AddDaniel:1:22 @ And the king’s servants, that put them in, ceased not to make the oven hot with rosin, pitch, tow, and small wood;

bes@AddDaniel:1:25 @ But the angel of the Lord came down into the oven together with Azarias and his fellows, and smote the flame of the fire out of the oven;

bes@PrMan:1:2 @ who hast made heaven and earth, with all the ornament thereof;

bes@PrMan:1:10 @ I am bowed down with many iron bands, that I cannot lift up mine head, neither have any release: for I have provoked thy wrath, and done evil before thee: I did not thy will, neither kept I thy commandments: I have set up abominations, and have multiplied offences.

bes@PrMan:1:13 @ wherefore, I humbly beseech thee, forgive me, O Lord, forgive me, and destroy me not with mine iniquities. Be not angry with me for ever, by reserving evil for me; neither condemn me to the lower parts of the earth. For thou art the God, even the God of them that repent;

bes@3Macc:1:1 @ Now Philopater, on learning from those who came back that Antiochus had made himself master of the places which belonged to himself, sent orders to all his footmen and horsemen, took with him his sister Arsinoe, and marched out as far as the parts of Raphia, where Antiochus and his forces encamped.

bes@3Macc:1:2 @ And one Theodotus, intending to carry out his design, took with him the bravest of the armed men who had been before committed to his trust by Ptolemy, and got through at night to the tent of Ptolemy, to kill him on his own responsibility, and so to end the war.

bes@3Macc:1:4 @ A fierce battle then took place; and the men of Antiochus prevailing, Arsinoe continually went up and down the ranks, and with dishevelled hair, with tears and entreaties, begged the soldiers to fight manfully for themselves, their children, and wives; and promised that if they proved conquerors, she would give them two minae of gold apiece.

bes@3Macc:1:7 @ By doing this, and by making donations to their temples, he inspired his subjects with confidence.

bes@3Macc:1:8 @ The Jews sent some of their council and of their elders to him. The greetings, guest- gifts, and congratulations of the past, bestowed by them, filled him with the greater eagerness to visit their city.

bes@3Macc:1:10 @ he was so struck with the magnificence of the place, and so wondered at the orderly arrangements of the temple, that he considered entering the sanctuary itself.

bes@3Macc:1:15 @ Well; since I have done this, said he, be the cause what it may, shall I not enter with or without your consent?

bes@3Macc:1:16 @ And when the priests fell down in their sacred vestments imploring the Greatest God to come and help in time of need, and to avert the violence of the fierce aggressor, and when they filled the temple with lamentations and tears,

bes@3Macc:1:18 @ Virgins, who had been shut up within their chambers, came out with their mothers, scattering dust and ashes on their heads, and filling the streets with outcries.

bes@3Macc:1:20 @ New-born babes were deserted by the mothers or nurses who waited upon them; some here, some there, in houses, or in fields; these now, with an ardour which could not be checked, swarmed into the Most High temple.

bes@3Macc:1:22 @ Along with these there were some of the citizens who took courage, and would not submit to his obstinacy, and his intention of carrying out his purpose.

bes@3Macc:1:23 @ Calling out to arms, and to die bravely in defence of the law of their fathers, they created a great uproar in the place, and were with difficulty brought back by the aged and the elders to the station of prayer which they had occupied before.

bes@3Macc:1:26 @ He, in his hardened mood, insensible to all persuasion, was going onwards with the view of carrying out this design.

bes@3Macc:2:3 @ It is thou, the Creator of all, the Lord of the universe, who art a righteous Governor, and judgest all who act with pride and insolence.

bes@3Macc:2:4 @ It was thou who didst destroy the former workers of unrighteousness, among whom were the giants, who trusted in their strength and hardihood, by covering them with a measureless flood.

bes@3Macc:2:5 @ It was thou who didst make the Sodomites, those workers of exceeding iniquity, men notorious for their vices, an example to after generations, when thou didst cover them with fire and brimstone.

bes@3Macc:2:7 @ And thou rolledst the depths of the sea over him, when he made pursuit with chariots, and with a multitude of followers, and gavest a safe passage to those who put their trust in thee, the Lord of the whole creation.

bes@3Macc:2:9 @ Thou, O King, when thou createdst the illimitable and measureless earth, didst choose out this city: thou didst make this place sacred to thy name, albeit thou needest nothing: thou didst glorify it with thine illustrious presence, after constructing it to the glory of thy great and honourable name.

bes@3Macc:2:19 @ Blot out our iniquities, and do away with our errors, and shew forth thy compassion in this hour.

bes@3Macc:2:20 @ Let thy mercies quickly go before us. Grant us peace, that the cast down and broken hearted may praise thee with their mouth.

bes@3Macc:2:21 @ At that time God, who seeth all things, who is beyond all Holy among the holy, heard that prayer, so suitable; and scourged the man greatly uplifted with scorn and insolence.

bes@3Macc:2:22 @ Shaking him to and fro as a reed is shaken with the wind, he cast him upon the pavement, powerless, with limbs paralyzed; by a righteous judgement deprived of the faculty of speech.

bes@3Macc:2:23 @ His friends and bodyguards, beholding the swift recompense which had suddenly overtaken him, struck with exceeding terror, and fearing that he would die, speedily removed him.

bes@3Macc:2:24 @ When in course of time he had come to himself, this severe check caused no repentance within him, but he departed with bitter threatenings.

bes@3Macc:2:26 @ and not satisfied with countless acts of impiety, his audacity so increased that he raised evil reports there, and many of his friends, watching his purpose attentively, joined in furthering his will.

bes@3Macc:2:29 @ that those who were thus registered, were to be marked on their persons by the ivy-leaf symbol of Dionysus, and to be set apart with these limited rights.

bes@3Macc:2:30 @ To do away with the appearance of hating them all, he had it written underneath, that if any of them should elect to enter the community of those initiated in the rites, these should have equal rights with the Alexandrians.

bes@3Macc:2:31 @ Some of those who were over the city, therefore, abhorring any approach to the city of piety, unhesitatingly gave in to the king, and expected to derive some great honour from a future connection with him.

bes@3Macc:3:3 @ Now, while the Jews always maintained a feeling of un-swerving loyalty towards the kings, yet, as they worshipped God, and observed his law, they made certain distinctions, and avoided certain things. Hence some persons held them in odium; although, as they adorned their conversation with works of righteousness, they had established themselves in the good opinion of the world.

bes@3Macc:3:7 @ who said much of the exclusiveness of the Jews with regard to their worship and meats; they alleged that they were men unsociable, hostile to the king's interests, refusing to associate with him or his troops. By this way of speaking, they brought much odium upon them.

bes@3Macc:3:11 @ Now the king, elated with his prosperous fortune, and not regarding the superior power of God, but thinking to persevere in his present purpose, wrote the following letter to the prejudice of the Jews.

bes@3Macc:3:15 @ we resolved, not with strength of spear, but with gentleness and much humanity, as it were to nurse the inhabitants of Coele-Syria and Phoenicia, and to be their willing benefactors.

bes@3Macc:3:17 @ To outward appearance they received us willingly; but belied that appearance by their deeds. When we were eager to enter their temple, and to honour it with the most beautiful and exquisite gifts,

bes@3Macc:3:21 @ Accordingly, bearing no ill-will against their kinsmen but rather remembering our connection with them, and the numerous matters with sincere heart from a remote period entrusted to them, we wished to venture a total alteration of their state, by bestowing upon them the rights of citizens of Alexandria, and to admit them to the everlasting rites of our solemnities.

bes@3Macc:3:22 @ All this, however, they have taken in a very different spirit. With their innate malignity, they have spurned the fair offer; and constantly inclining to evil,

bes@3Macc:3:23 @ have rejected the inestimable rights. Not only so, but by using speech, and by refraining from speech, they abhor the few among them who are heartily disposed towards us; ever deeming that their ignoble course of procedure will force us to do away with our reform.

bes@3Macc:3:25 @ As soon, therefore, as the contents of this letter become known to you, in that same hour we order those who dwell among you, with wives and children, to be sent to us, vilified and abused, in chains of iron, to undergo a death, cruel and ignominious, suitable to men disaffected.

bes@3Macc:3:27 @ Whosoever shall shield a Jew, whether it be old man, child, or suckling, shall with his whole house be tortured to death.

bes@3Macc:3:28 @ Whoever shall inform against the besides receiving the property of the person charged, shall be presented with two thousand drachmae from the royal treasury, shall be made free, and shall be crowned.

bes@3Macc:4:3 @ What home, or city, or place at all inhabited, or what streets were there, which their condition did not fill with wailing and lamentation?

bes@3Macc:4:4 @ They were sent out unanimously by the generals in the several cities, with such stern and pitiless feeling, that the exceptional nature of the infliction moved even some of their enemies. These, influenced by sentiments of common humanity, and reflecting upon the uncertain issue of life, shed tears at this their miserable expulsion.

bes@3Macc:4:5 @ A multitude of aged hoary-haired old men, were driven along with halting bending feet, urged onward by the impulse of a violent, shameless force to quick speed.

bes@3Macc:4:6 @ Girls who had entered the bridal chamber quite lately, to enjoy the partnership of marriage, exchanged pleasure for misery; and with dust scattered upon their myrrh-anointed heads, were hurried along unveiled; and, in the midst of outlandish insults, set up with one accord a lamentable cry in lieu of the marriage hymn.

bes@3Macc:4:11 @ They were conveyed accordingly in this vessel, and at the end of it arrived at Schedia. The king had ordered them to be cast into the vast hippodrome, which was built in front of the city. This place was well adapted by its situation to expose them to the gaze of all comers into the city, and of those who went from the city into the country. Thus they could hold no communication with his forces; nay, were deemed unworthy of any civilized accommodation.

bes@3Macc:4:16 @ The king was filled with great and constant joy, and celebrated banquets before the temple idols. His erring heart, far from the truth, and his profane mouth, gave glory to idols, deaf and incapable of speaking or aiding, and uttered unworthy speech against the Greatest God.

bes@3Macc:4:19 @ The king threatened them, and charged them with taking bribes, in order to contrive the escape of the Jews: but was clearly convinced of the truth of what had been said.

bes@3Macc:5:2 @ he commanded him, with a quantity of unmixed wine and handfuls of incense to drug the elephants early on the following day. These five hundred elephants were, when infuriated by the copious draughts of frankincense, to be led up to the execution of death upon the Jews.

bes@3Macc:5:7 @ they invoked the Almighty Lord, and ceaselessly besought with tears their merciful God and Father, Ruler of all, Lord of every power,

bes@3Macc:5:10 @ Then Hermon, who had filled his merciless elephants with copious draughts of mingled wine and frankincense, came early to the palace to certify the kind thereof.

bes@3Macc:5:15 @ He gained his attention with difficulty, and hinting that the mealtime was getting past, talked the matter over with him.

bes@3Macc:5:18 @ Conversation grew on, and the king sent for Hermon, and enquired of him, with fierce denunciations, why the Jews had been allowed to outlive that day.

bes@3Macc:5:20 @ The king, then, with a barbarity exceeding that of Phalaris, said, That they might thank his sleep of that day. Lose no time, and get ready the elephants against tomorrow, as you did before, for the destruction of these accursed Jews.

bes@3Macc:5:25 @ The Jews, breathless with momentary suspense, stretched forth their hands, and prayed the Greatest God, in mournful strains, again to help them speedily.

bes@3Macc:5:27 @ The king, receiving him, was astonished at his unwonted exit; and, overwhelmed with a spirit of oblivion about everything, enquired the object of this earnest preparation.

bes@3Macc:5:30 @ The king was filled with fierce anger at these words; for, by the Providence of God regarding these things, his mind had become entirely confused. He looked hard at Hermon, and threatened him as follows:

bes@3Macc:5:27 @ And he summoned Hermon to his presence, and said, with threats, How often, O wretch, must I repeat my orders to thee about these same persons?

bes@3Macc:5:39 @ His kinsmen, who were reclining with him, wondered at his instability, and thus expressed themselves:

bes@3Macc:5:41 @ For this cause the feeling of expectation causes tumult in the city: it swarms with factions; and is continually on the point of being plundered.

bes@3Macc:5:42 @ The king, just like another Phalaris, a prey to thoughtlessness, made no account of the changes which his own mind had undergone, issuing in the deliverance of the Jews. He swore a fruitless oath, and determined forthwith to send them to hades, crushed by the knees and feet of the elephants.

bes@3Macc:5:43 @ He would also invade Judea, and level its towns with fire and the sword; and destroy that temple which the heathen might not enter, and prevent sacrifices ever after being offered up there.

bes@3Macc:5:44 @ Joyfully his friends broke up, together with his kinsmen; and, trusting in his determination, arranged their forces in guard at the most convenient places of the city.

bes@3Macc:5:45 @ And the master of the elephants urged the beasts into an almost maniacal state, drenched them with incense and wine, and decked them with frightful instruments.

bes@3Macc:5:46 @ About early morning, when the city was now filled with an immense number of people at the hippodrome, he entered the palace, and called the king to the business in hand.

bes@3Macc:5:47 @ The king's heart teemed with impious rage; and he rushed forth with the mass, along with the elephants. With feelings unsoftened, and eyes pitiless, he longed to gaze at the hard and wretched doom of the abovementioned.

bes@3Macc:5:50 @ Nevertheless, when they reflected upon the succour before granted them from heaven, they prostrated themselves with one accord; removed even the sucking children from the breasts, and

bes@3Macc:6:1 @ And Eleazar, an illustrious priest of the country, who had attained to length of day, and whose life had been adorned with virtue, caused the presbyters who were about him to cease to cry out to the holy God, and prayed thus:

bes@3Macc:6:2 @ O king, mighty in power, most high, Almighty God, who regulates the whole creation with thy tender mercy,

bes@3Macc:6:4 @ Thou destroyedst Pharaoh, with his hosts of chariots, when that lord of this same Egypt was uplifted with lawless hardihood and loud-sounding tongue. Shedding the beams of thy mercy upon the race of Israel, thou didst overwhelm him with his proud army.

bes@3Macc:6:5 @ When Sennacherim, the grievous king of the Assyrians, glorying in his countless hosts, had subdued the whole land with his spear, and was lifting himself against thine holy city, with boastings grievous to be endured, thou, O Lord, didst demolish him and didst shew forth thy might to many nations.

bes@3Macc:6:10 @ If our life has during our exile been stained with iniquity, deliver us from the hand of the enemy, and destroy us, O Lord, by the death which thou preferrest.

bes@3Macc:6:12 @ Thou, who art All-powerful and Almighty, O Eternal One, behold! have mercy upon us who are being withdrawn from life, like traitors, by the unreasoning insolence of lawless men.

bes@3Macc:6:14 @ The whole band of infants and their parents with tears beseech thee.

bes@3Macc:6:15 @ Let it be shewn to all the nations that thou art with us, O Lord, and hast not turned thy face away from us; but as thou saidst that thou wouldst not forget them even in the land of their enemies, so do thou fulfil this saying, O Lord.

bes@3Macc:6:16 @ Now, at the time that Eleazar had ended his prayer, the king came along to the hippodrome, with the wild beasts, and with his tumultuous power.

bes@3Macc:6:19 @ And they stood opposite, and filled the enemies' host with confusion and cowardice; and bound them with immoveable fetters.

bes@3Macc:6:23 @ For when he heard the cry, and saw them all on the verge of destruction, with tears he angrily threatened his friends, saying,

bes@3Macc:6:30 @ The king then departed to the city, and called his financier to him, and bade him provide a seven days' quantity of wine and other materials for feasting for the Jews. He decided that they should keep a gladsome festival of deliverance in the very place in which they expected to meet with their destruction.

bes@3Macc:6:33 @ So, also, the king collected a number of guests for the occasion, and returned unceasing thanks with much magnificence for the unexpected deliverance afforded him.

bes@3Macc:6:34 @ Those who had marked them out as for death and for carrion, and had registered them with joy, howled aloud, and were clothed with shame, and had the fire of their rage ingloriously put out.

bes@3Macc:7:3 @ Certain of our friends did of malice vehemently urge us to punish the Jews of our realm in a body, with the infliction of a monstrous punishment.

bes@3Macc:7:5 @ They brought them fettered in grievous chains as slaves, nay, as traitors. Without enquiry or examination they endeavoured to annihilate them. They buckled themselves with a savage cruelty, worse than Scythian custom.

bes@3Macc:7:6 @ For this cause we severely threatened them; yet, with the clemency which we are wont to extend to all men, we at length permitted them to live. Finding that the God of heaven cast a shield of protection over the Jews so as to preserve them, and that he fought for them as a father always fights for his sons;

bes@3Macc:7:12 @ The king admitted the truth of this reasoning, and commended them. Full power was given them, without warrant or special commission, to destroy those who had transgressed the law of God boldly in every part of the king's dominions.

bes@3Macc:7:13 @ Their priests, then, as it was meet, saluted him with good wishes, and all the people echoed with the Hallelujah. They then joyfully departed.

bes@3Macc:7:14 @ Then they punished and destryed with ignominy every polluted Jew that fell in their way;

bes@3Macc:7:16 @ They themselves having held fast their God unto death, and having enjoyed a full deliverance, departed from the city garlanded with sweet-flowered wreaths of every kind. Uttering exclamations of joy, with songs of praise, and melodious hymns they thanked the God of their fathers, the eternal Saviour of Israel.

bes@3Macc:7:17 @ Having arrived at Ptolemais, called from the specialty of that district Rose-bearing, where the fleet, in accordance with the general wish, waited for them seven days,

bes@3Macc:7:22 @ Every man received back his own, according to inventory; those who had obtained their goods, giving them up with the greatest terror. For the greatest God wrought with perfectness wonders for their salvation.

bes@4Macc:1:6 @ For reasoning does not rule over its own affections, but over such as are contrary to justice, and manliness and temperance, and prudence; and yet over these, so as to withstand, without destroying them.

bes@4Macc:1:8 @ but I shall prove it with the greatest force from the fortitude of Eleazar, and seven brethren, and their mother, who suffered death in defence of virtue.

bes@4Macc:1:10 @ For their virtues, then, it is right that I should commend those men who died with their mother at this time in behalf of rectitude; and for their honours, I may count them happy.

bes@4Macc:1:12 @ But we may now at once enter upon the question, having commenced, as is our wont, with laying down the doctrine, and so proceed to the account of these persons, giving glory to the all wise God.

bes@4Macc:1:34 @ Hence it is, then, that when lusting after water-animals and birds, and fourfooted beasts, and all kinds of food which are forbidden us by the law, we withhold ourselves through the mastery of reasoning.

bes@4Macc:2:1 @ And what wonder? if the lusts of the soul, after participation with what is beautiful, are frustrated,

bes@4Macc:2:8 @ A man, therefore, who regulates his course by the law, even if he be a lover of money, straightway puts force upon his own disposition; lending to the needy without interest, and cancelling the debt of the incoming sabbath.

bes@4Macc:2:21 @ For at the time when God created man, He implanted within him his passions and moral nature.

bes@4Macc:3:3 @ One may not be able to root out anger from the soul, but it is possible to withstand anger.

bes@4Macc:3:4 @ Any one of you may not be able to eradicate malice, but reasoning has force to work with you to prevent you yielding to malice.

bes@4Macc:3:7 @ For after David had been attacking the Philistines the whole day, he with the soldiers of his nation slew many of them;

bes@4Macc:3:11 @ but a certain irrational longing for the water in the enemy's camp grew stronger and fiercer upon him, and consumed him with languish.

bes@4Macc:3:15 @ But he, though parched with thirst, reasoned that a draught reputed of equal value to blood, would be terribly dangerous to his soul.

bes@4Macc:4:1 @ For a certain man named Simon, who was in opposition to Onias, who once held the high priesthood for life, and was an honourable and good man, after that by slandering him in every way, he could not injure him with the people, went away as an exile, with the intention of betraying his country.

bes@4Macc:4:4 @ Apollonius, acquainting himself with the particulars of this, praised Simon for his care of the king's interests, and going up to Seleucus informed him of the treasure;

bes@4Macc:4:5 @ and getting authority about it, and quickly advancing into our country with the accursed Simon and a very heavy force,

bes@4Macc:4:6 @ he said that he came with the commands of the king that he should take the private money of the treasure.

bes@4Macc:4:8 @ But Appolonius went away with threats into the temple.

bes@4Macc:4:9 @ And the priests, with the women and children, having supplicated God to throw his shield over the holy, despised place,

bes@4Macc:4:10 @ and Appolonius going up with his armed force to the seizure of the treasure,--there appeared from heaven angels riding on horseback, all radiant in armour, filling them with much fear and trembling.

bes@4Macc:4:11 @ And Apollonius fell half dead upon the court which is open to all nations, and extended his hands to heaven, and implored the Hebrews, with tears, to pray for him, and propitiate the heavenly host.

bes@4Macc:4:22 @ For being at war with Ptolemy in Egypt, he heard that on a report of his death being spread abroad, the inhabitants of Jerusalem had exceedingly rejoiced, and he quickly marched against them.

bes@4Macc:4:24 @ And when he could by no means destroy by his decrees the obedience to the law of the nation, but saw all his threats and punishments without effect,

bes@4Macc:4:25 @ for even women, because they continued to circumcise their children, were flung down a precipice along with them, knowing beforehand of the punishment.

bes@4Macc:5:1 @ The tyrant Antiochus, therefore, sitting in public state with his assessors upon a certain lofty place, with his armed troops standing in a circle around him, commanded his spearbearers to seize every one of the Hebrews, and to compel them to taste swine's flesh, and things offered to idols.

bes@4Macc:5:25 @ Wherefore it is that we eat not the unclean; for believing that the law was established by God, we are convinced that the Creator of the world, in giving his laws, sympathises with our nature.

bes@4Macc:6:2 @ And first, they stripped the old man, adorned as he was with the comeliness of piety.

bes@4Macc:6:3 @ Then tying back his arms and hands, they disdainfully used him with stripes;

bes@4Macc:6:13 @ partly from the sympathy of acquaintance, and partly in admiration of his endurance, some of the attendants of the king said, Why do you unreasonably destroy yourself, O Eleazar, with these miseries?

bes@4Macc:6:25 @ then with their wickedly-contrived instruments they burnt him on the fire, and poured stinking fluids down into his nostrils.

bes@4Macc:6:28 @ Be merciful to thy people, and be satisfied with the punishment of me on their account.

bes@4Macc:6:35 @ Ridiculous would it be were it not so; and I prove that reasoning has not only mastered pains, but that it is also superior to the pleasures, and withstands them.

bes@4Macc:7:2 @ and flouted by the threats of the tyrant, and overwhelmed with the breakers of torture,

bes@4Macc:7:4 @ Not so has ever a city, when besieged, held out against many and various machines, as did that holy man, when his pious soul was tried with the fiery trial of tortures and rackings, move his besiegers through the religious reasoning that shielded him.

bes@4Macc:7:5 @ For father Eleazar, projecting his disposition, broke the raging wabves of the passions as with a jutting promontory.

bes@4Macc:7:7 @ O harmonizer with the law, and sage devoted to a divine life!

bes@4Macc:7:8 @ Of such a character ought those to be who perform the duties of the law at the risk of their own blood, and defend it with generous sweat by sufferings even unto death.

bes@4Macc:7:11 @ For as father Aaron, armed with a censer, hastening through the consuming fire, vanquished the flame-bearing angel,

bes@4Macc:7:18 @ But they who have meditated upon religion with their whole heart, these alone can master the passions of the flesh;

bes@4Macc:7:24 @ Whence it is, that even boys, imbued with the philosophy of religious reasoning, have conquered still more bitter tortures:

bes@4Macc:8:1 @ Then, indeed, vehemently swayed with passion, he commanded to bring others of the adult Hebrews, and if they would eat of the unclean thing, to let them go when they had eaten; but if they objected, to torment them more grievously.

bes@4Macc:8:2 @ The tyrant having given this charge, seven brethren were brought into his presence, along with their aged mother, handsome, and modest, and well-born, and altogether comely.

bes@4Macc:8:3 @ Whom, when the tyrant beheld, encircling their mother as in a dance, he was pleased at them; and being struck with their becoming and ingenuous mien, smiled upon them, and calling them near, said:

bes@4Macc:8:4 @ O youths, with favourable feelings, I admire the beauty of each of you; and greatly honouring so numerous a band of brethren, I not only counsel you not to share the madness of the old man who has been tortured before,

bes@4Macc:8:8 @ For if you provoke me by your disobedience, you will compel me to destroy you, every one, with terrible punishments by tortures.

bes@4Macc:8:17 @ Why do we cheer ourselves with vain counsels, and venture upon a disobedience bringing death?

bes@4Macc:8:22 @ Why withdraw ourselves from a most sweet life, and deprive ourselves of this pleasant world?

bes@4Macc:8:27 @ For they were well aware of the sufferings, and masters of the pains. So that as soon as the tyrant had ceased counselling them to eat the unclean, they altogether with one voice, as from the same heart said:

bes@4Macc:9:5 @ And you think to scare us, by threatening us with death by tortures, as though thou hadst learned nothing by the death of Eleazar.

bes@4Macc:9:10 @ When they had thus spoken, the tyrant was not only exasperated against them as being refractory, but enraged with them as being ungrateful.

bes@4Macc:9:11 @ So that, at his bidding, the torturers brought forth the eldest of them, and tearing through his tunic, bound his hands and arms on each side with thongs.

bes@4Macc:9:12 @ And when they had laboured hard without effect in scourging him, they hurled him upon the wheel.

bes@4Macc:9:14 @ And with every member disjointed, he exclaimed in expostulation,

bes@4Macc:9:20 @ And the wheel was defiled all over with blood, and the hot ashes were quenched by the droppings of gore, and pieces of flesh were scattered about the axles of the machine.

bes@4Macc:9:26 @ And when all admired his courageous soul, the spearmen brought forward him who was second in point of age, and having put on iron hands, bound him with pointed hooks to the catapelt.

bes@4Macc:9:28 @ after they with the iron hands had violently dragged all the flesh from the neck to the chin, the panther-like beasts tore off the very skin of his head: but he, bearing with firmness this misery, said,

bes@4Macc:9:31 @ For I lighten my suffering by the pleasures which are connected with virtue.

bes@4Macc:9:32 @ But thou art tortured with threatenings for impiety; and thou shalt not escape, most corrupt tyrant, the vengeance of Divine wrath.

bes@4Macc:10:5 @ But they, highly incensed at his boldness of speech, dislocated his hands and feet with racking engines, and wrenching them from their sockets, dismembered him.

bes@4Macc:10:7 @ And not being able by any means to strangle him, they tore off his skin, together with the extreme tips of his fingers, flayed him, and then haled him to the wheel;

bes@4Macc:11:10 @ to which binding him at his knees, and fastening them with iron fetters, they bent down his loins upon the wedge of the wheel; and his body was then dismembered, scorpion-fashion.

bes@4Macc:11:11 @ With his breath thus confined, and his body strangled, he said,

bes@4Macc:11:18 @ Extended upon which, with limbs racked and dislocated, he was gradually roasted from beneath.

bes@4Macc:11:22 @ Armed with upright virtue, I also shall depart with my brethren.

bes@4Macc:11:23 @ I, too, bearing with me a great avenger, O deviser of tortures, and enemy of the truly pious.

bes@4Macc:12:3 @ seeing him already encompassed with chains, had him brought nearer, and endeavoured to counsel him, saying,

bes@4Macc:12:6 @ And having thus exhorted him, he sent for the mother of the boy; that, by condoling with her for the loss of so many sons, he might incline her, through the hope of safety, to render the survivor obedient.

bes@4Macc:12:15 @ But thou shalt groan according to thy deserts for having slain without cause the champions of virtue.

bes@4Macc:13:13 @ And one and all, looking on each other serene and confident, said, Let us sacrifice with all our heart our souls to God who gave them, and employ our bodies for the keeping of the law.

bes@4Macc:13:24 @ For being educated in the same law, and practising the same virtues, and reared up in a just course of life, they increased this harmony with each other.

bes@4Macc:13:26 @ For it acting along with religion, made their brotherly feeling more desirable to them.

bes@4Macc:14:6 @ For just as hands and feet are moved sympathetically with the directions of the soul, so those holy youths agreed unto death for religion's sake, as through the immortal soul of religion.

bes@4Macc:14:14 @ where irrational animals possess a similar sympathy and love for their offspring with men.

bes@4Macc:14:19 @ The very bees, at the season of honey-making, attack all who approach; and pierce with their sting, as with a sword, those who draw near their hive, and repel them even unto death.

bes@4Macc:14:20 @ But sympathy with her children did not turn aside the mother of the young men, who had a spirit kindred with that of Abraham.

bes@4Macc:15:4 @ O in what way can I describe ethically the affections of parents toward their children, the resemblance of soul and of form engrafted into the small type of a child in a wonderful manner, especially through the greater sympathy of mothers with the feelings of those born of them!

bes@4Macc:15:7 @ and through her many pains undergone in connection with each one, was compelled to feel sympathy with them;

bes@4Macc:15:11 @ And yet, though there were so many circumstances connected with love of children to draw on a mother to sympathy, in the case of none of them were the various tortures able to pervert her principle.

bes@4Macc:15:16 @ O thou mother, who wast tried at this time with bitterer pangs than those of parturition!

bes@4Macc:15:22 @ With what and what manner of torments was the mother herself tortured, as her sons were undergoing the wheel and the fires!

bes@4Macc:16:3 @ And not so fierce were the lions round Daniel, nor the furnace of Misael burning with most vehement fires as that natural love of children burned within her, when she beheld her seven sons tortured.

bes@4Macc:16:4 @ But with the reasoning of religion the mother quenched passions so great and powerful.

bes@4Macc:16:11 @ Nor, should I die, shall I have a son to bury me. But with such a lament is this the holy and God-fearing mother bewailed none of them.

bes@4Macc:16:13 @ But as one possessed with an adamantine mind, and as one bringing forth again her full number of sons to immortality, she rather with supplication exhorted them to death in behalf of religion.

bes@4Macc:16:15 @ For when thou wast seized along with thy children, thou stoodest looking upon Eleazar in torments, and saidst to thy sons in the Hebrew tongue,

bes@4Macc:16:20 @ For whom also our father Abraham was forward to sacrifice Isaac our progenitor, and shuddered not at the sight of his own paternal hand descending down with the sword upon him.

bes@4Macc:16:24 @ With these arguments, the mother of seven, exhorting each of her sons, over-persuaded them from transgressing the commandment of God.

bes@4Macc:17:2 @ O thou mother, who together with seven children didst destroy the violence of the tyrant, and render void his wicked intentions, and exhibit the nobleness of faith!

bes@4Macc:17:3 @ For thou, as an house bravely built upon the pillar of thy children, didst bear without swaying, the shock of tortures.

bes@4Macc:17:4 @ Be of good cheer, therefore, O holy-minded mother! holding the firm hope of your steadfastness with God.

bes@4Macc:17:5 @ Not so gracious does the moon appear with the stars in heaven, as thou art established honourable before God, and fixed in the firmament with thy sons who thou didst illuminate with religion to the stars.

bes@4Macc:17:20 @ These, therefore, having been sanctified through God, have been honoured not only with this honour, but that also by their means the enemy did not overcome our nation;

bes@4Macc:18:8 @ No destroyer of the desert, or ravisher of the plain, injured me; nor did the destructive, deceitful snake, make spoil of my chaste virginity; and I remained with my husband during the period of my prime.

bes@4Macc:18:9 @ And these my children, having arrive at maturity, their father died: blessed was he! for having sought out a life of fertility in children, he was not grieved with a period of loss of children.

bes@4Macc:18:10 @ And he used to teach you, when yet with you, the law and the prophets.

bes@4Macc:18:20 @ O that bitter, and yet not bitter, day when the bitter tyrant of the Greeks, quenching fire with fire in his cruel caldrons, brought with boiling rage the seven sons of the daughter of Abraham to the catapelt, and to all his torments!

bes@4Macc:18:21 @ He pierced the balls of their eyes, and cut out their tongues, and put them to death with varied tortures.

bes@4Macc:18:23 @ But the children of Abraham, with their victorious mother, are assembled together to the choir of their fathers; having received pure and immortal souls from God.

bes@1Esd:1:12 @ And they roasted the passover with fire, as appertaineth: as for the sacrifices, they sod them in brass pots and pans with a good savour,

bes@1Esd:1:21 @ Yea, all the kings of Israel held not such a passover as Josias, and the priests, and the Levites, and the Jews, held with all Israel that were found dwelling at Jerusalem.

bes@1Esd:1:23 @ And the works or Josias were upright before his Lord with an heart full of godliness.

bes@1Esd:1:26 @ But the king of Egypt sent to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, O king of Judea?

bes@1Esd:1:27 @ I am not sent out from the Lord God against thee; for my war is upon Euphrates: and now the Lord is with me, yea, the Lord is with me hasting me forward: depart from me, and be not against the Lord.

bes@1Esd:1:28 @ Howbeit Josias did not turn back his chariot from him, but undertook to fight with him, not regarding the words of the prophet Jeremy spoken by the mouth of the Lord:

bes@1Esd:1:29 @ But joined battle with him in the plain of Magiddo, and the princes came against king Josias.

bes@1Esd:1:32 @ And in all Jewry they mourned for Josias, yea, Jeremy the prophet lamented for Josias, and the chief men with the women made lamentation for him unto this day: and this was given out for an ordinance to be done continually in all the nation of Israel.

bes@1Esd:1:40 @ Wherefore against him Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon came up, and bound him with a chain of brass, and carried him into Babylon.

bes@1Esd:1:45 @ So after a year Nabuchodonosor sent and caused him to be brought into Babylon with the holy vessels of the Lord;

bes@1Esd:1:52 @ So far forth, that he, being wroth with his people for their great ungodliness, commanded the kings of the Chaldees to come up against them;

bes@1Esd:1:53 @ Who slew their young men with the sword, yea, even within the compass of their holy temple, and spared neither young man nor maid, old man nor child, among them; for he delivered all into their hands.

bes@1Esd:1:54 @ And they took all the holy vessels of the Lord, both great and small, with the vessels of the ark of God, and the king’s treasures, and carried them away into Babylon.

bes@1Esd:1:56 @ And as for her glorious things, they never ceased till they had consumed and brought them all to nought: and the people that were not slain with the sword he carried unto Babylon:

bes@1Esd:2:5 @ If therefore there be any of you that are of his people, let the Lord, even his Lord, be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem that is in Judea, and build the house of the Lord of Israel: for he is the Lord that dwelleth in Jerusalem.

bes@1Esd:2:6 @ Whosoever then dwell in the places about, let them help him, those, I say, that are his neighbours, with gold, and with silver,

bes@1Esd:2:7 @ With gifts, with horses, and with cattle, and other things, which have been set forth by vow, for the temple of the Lord at Jerusalem.

bes@1Esd:2:9 @ And they that dwelt round about them, and helped them in all things with silver and gold, with horses and cattle, and with very many free gifts of a great number whose minds were stirred up thereto.

bes@1Esd:2:15 @ These were brought back by Sanabassar, together with them of the captivity, from Babylon to Jerusalem.

bes@1Esd:2:16 @ But in the time of Artaxerxes king of the Persians Belemus, and Mithridates, and Tabellius, and Rathumus, and Beeltethmus, and Semellius the secretary, with others that were in commission with them, dwelling in Samaria and other places, wrote unto him against them that dwelt in Judea and Jerusalem these letters following;

bes@1Esd:2:30 @ Then king Artaxerxes his letters being read, Rathumus, and Semellius the scribe, and the rest that were in commission with them, removing in haste toward Jerusalem with a troop of horsemen and a multitude of people in battle array, began to hinder the builders; and the building of the temple in Jerusalem ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of the Persians.

bes@1Esd:3:6 @ As, to be clothed in purple, to drink in gold, and to sleep upon gold, and a chariot with bridles of gold, and an headtire of fine linen, and a chain about his neck:

bes@1Esd:4:6 @ Likewise for those that are no soldiers, and have not to do with wars, but use husbandry, when they have reaped again that which they had sown, they bring it to the king, and compel one another to pay tribute unto the king.

bes@1Esd:4:17 @ These also make garments for men; these bring glory unto men; and without women cannot men be.

bes@1Esd:4:19 @ And letting all those things go, do they not gape, and even with open mouth fix their eyes fast on her; and have not all men more desire unto her than unto silver or gold, or any goodly thing whatsoever?

bes@1Esd:4:21 @ He sticketh not to spend his life with his wife. and remembereth neither father, nor mother, nor country.

bes@1Esd:4:30 @ And taking the crown from the king’s head, and setting it upon her own head; she also struck the king with her left hand.

bes@1Esd:4:31 @ And yet for all this the king gaped and gazed upon her with open mouth: if she laughed upon him, he laughed also: but if she took any displeasure at him, the king was fain to flatter, that she might be reconciled to him again.

bes@1Esd:4:36 @ All the earth crieth upon the truth, and the heaven blesseth it: all works shake and tremble at it, and with it is no unrighteous thing.

bes@1Esd:4:39 @ With her there is no accepting of persons or rewards; but she doeth the things that are just, and refraineth from all unjust and wicked things; and all men do well like of her works.

bes@1Esd:4:41 @ And with that he held his peace. And all the people then shouted, and said, Great is Truth, and mighty above all things.

bes@1Esd:4:46 @ And now, O lord the king, this is that which I require, and which I desire of thee, and this is the princely liberality proceeding from thyself: I desire therefore that thou make good the vow, the performance whereof with thine own mouth thou hast vowed to the King of heaven.

bes@1Esd:4:47 @ Then Darius the king stood up, and kissed him, and wrote letters for him unto all the treasurers and lieutenants and captains and governors, that they should safely convey on their way both him, and all those that go up with him to build Jerusalem.

bes@1Esd:4:48 @ He wrote letters also unto the lieutenants that were in Celosyria and Phenice, and unto them in Libanus, that they should bring cedar wood from Libanus unto Jerusalem, and that they should build the city with him.

bes@1Esd:4:50 @ And that all the country which they hold should be free without tribute; and that the Edomites should give over the villages of the Jews which then they held:

bes@1Esd:4:63 @ To go up, and to build Jerusalem, and the temple which is called by his name: and they feasted with instruments of musick and gladness seven days.

bes@1Esd:5:1 @ After this were the principal men of the families chosen according to their tribes, to go up with their wives and sons and daughters, with their menservants and maidservants, and their cattle.

bes@1Esd:5:2 @ And Darius sent with them a thousand horsemen, till they had brought them back to Jerusalem safely, and with musical instruments tabrets and flutes.

bes@1Esd:5:3 @ And all their brethren played, and he made them go up together with them.

bes@1Esd:5:8 @ And they returned unto Jerusalem, and to the other parts of Jewry, every man to his own city, who came with Zorobabel, with Jesus, Nehemias, and Zacharias, and Reesaias, Enenius, Mardocheus, Beelsarus, Aspharasus, Reelius, Roimus, and Baana, their guides.

bes@1Esd:5:40 @ For unto them said Nehemias and Atharias, that they should not be partakers of the holy things, till there arose up an high priest clothed with doctrine and truth.

bes@1Esd:5:47 @ But when the seventh month was at hand, and when the children of Israel were every man in his own place, they came all together with one consent into the open place of the first gate which is toward the east.

bes@1Esd:5:50 @ And there were gathered unto them out of the other nations of the land, and they erected the altar upon his own place, because all the nations of the land were at enmity with them, and oppressed them; and they offered sacrifices according to the time, and burnt offerings to the Lord both morning and evening.

bes@1Esd:5:54 @ And they gave unto the masons and carpenters money, meat, and drink, with cheerfulness.

bes@1Esd:5:58 @ And they appointed the Levites from twenty years old over the works of the Lord. Then stood up Jesus, and his sons and brethren, and Cadmiel his brother, and the sons of Madiabun, with the sons of Joda the son of Eliadun, with their sons and brethren, all Levites, with one accord setters forward of the business, labouring to advance the works in the house of God. So the workmen built the temple of the Lord.

bes@1Esd:5:59 @ And the priests stood arrayed in their vestments with musical instruments and trumpets; and the Levites the sons of Asaph had cymbals,

bes@1Esd:5:61 @ And they sung with loud voices songs to the praise of the Lord, because his mercy and glory is for ever in all Israel.

bes@1Esd:5:62 @ And all the people sounded trumpets, and shouted with a loud voice, singing songs of thanksgiving unto the Lord for the rearing up of the house of the Lord.

bes@1Esd:5:63 @ Also of the priests and Levites, and of the chief of their families, the ancients who had seen the former house came to the building of this with weeping and great crying.

bes@1Esd:5:64 @ But many with trumpets and joy shouted with loud voice,

bes@1Esd:5:68 @ So they went to Zorobabel and Jesus, and to the chief of the families, and said unto them, We will build together with you.

bes@1Esd:6:2 @ Then stood up Zorobabel the son of Salatiel, and Jesus the son of Josedec, and began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, the prophets of the Lord being with them, and helping them.

bes@1Esd:6:3 @ At the same time came unto them Sisinnes the governor of Syria and Phenice, with Sathrabuzanes and his companions, and said unto them,

bes@1Esd:6:7 @ The copy of the letters which Sisinnes, governor of Syria and Phenice, and Sathrabuzanes, with their companions, rulers in Syria and Phenice, wrote and sent unto Darius; To king Darius, greeting:

bes@1Esd:6:10 @ And those works are done with great speed, and the work goeth on prosperously in their hands, and with all glory and diligence is it made.

bes@1Esd:6:19 @ With commandment that he should carry away the same vessels, and put them in the temple at Jerusalem; and that the temple of the Lord should be built in his place.

bes@1Esd:6:22 @ And if it be found that the building of the house of the Lord at Jerusalem hath been done with the consent of king Cyrus, and if our lord the king be so minded, let him signify unto us thereof.

bes@1Esd:6:24 @ In the first year of the reign of Cyrus king Cyrus commanded that the house of the Lord at Jerusalem should be built again, where they do sacrifice with continual fire:

bes@1Esd:6:25 @ Whose height shall be sixty cubits and the breadth sixty cubits, with three rows of hewn stones, and one row of new wood of that country; and the expenses thereof to be given out of the house of king Cyrus:

bes@1Esd:6:27 @ And also he commanded that Sisinnes the governor of Syria and Phenice, and Sathrabuzanes, and their companions, and those which were appointed rulers in Syria and Phenice, should be careful not to meddle with the place, but suffer Zorobabel, the servant of the Lord, and governor of Judea, and the elders of the Jews, to build the house of the Lord in that place.

bes@1Esd:6:30 @ And also corn, salt, wine, and oil, and that continually every year without further question, according as the priests that be in Jerusalem shall signify to be daily spent:

bes@1Esd:6:34 @ I Darius the king have ordained that according unto these things it be done with diligence.

bes@1Esd:7:1 @ Then Sisinnes the governor of Celosyria and Phenice, and Sathrabuzanes, with their companions following the commandments of king Darius,

bes@1Esd:7:4 @ And they finished these things by the commandment of the Lord God of Israel, and with the consent of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.

bes@1Esd:8:5 @ There went up with him also certain of the children of Israel, of the priest of the Levites, of the holy singers, porters, and ministers of the temple, unto Jerusalem,

bes@1Esd:8:10 @ Having determined to deal graciously, I have given order, that such of the nation of the Jews, and of the priests and Levites being within our realm, as are willing and desirous should go with thee unto Jerusalem.

bes@1Esd:8:11 @ As many therefore as have a mind thereunto, let them depart with thee, as it hath seemed good both to me and my seven friends the counsellors;

bes@1Esd:8:14 @ With that also which is given of the people for the temple of the Lord their God at Jerusalem: and that silver and gold may be collected for bullocks, rams, and lambs, and things thereunto appertaining;

bes@1Esd:8:16 @ And whatsoever thou and thy brethren will do with the silver and gold, that do, according to the will of thy God.

bes@1Esd:8:19 @ And I king Artaxerxes have also commanded the keepers of the treasures in Syria and Phenice, that whatsoever Esdras the priest and the reader of the law of the most high God shall send for, they should give it him with speed,

bes@1Esd:8:27 @ Therefore was I encouraged by the help of the Lord my God, and gathered together men of Israel to go up with me.

bes@1Esd:8:28 @ And these are the chief according to their families and several dignities, that went up with me from Babylon in the reign of king Artaxerxes:

bes@1Esd:8:30 @ Of the sons of Pharez, Zacharias; and with him were counted an hundred and fifty men:

bes@1Esd:8:31 @ Of the sons of Pahath Moab, Eliaonias, the son of Zaraias, and with him two hundred men:

bes@1Esd:8:32 @ Of the sons of Zathoe, Sechenias the son of Jezelus, and with him three hundred men: of the sons of Adin, Obeth the son of Jonathan, and with him two hundred and fifty men:

bes@1Esd:8:33 @ Of the sons of Elam, Josias son of Gotholias, and with him seventy men:

bes@1Esd:8:34 @ Of the sons of Saphatias, Zaraias son of Michael, and with him threescore and ten men:

bes@1Esd:8:35 @ Of the sons of Joab, Abadias son of Jezelus, and with him two hundred and twelve men:

bes@1Esd:8:36 @ Of the sons of Banid, Assalimoth son of Josaphias, and with him an hundred and threescore men:

bes@1Esd:8:37 @ Of the sons of Babi, Zacharias son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight men:

bes@1Esd:8:38 @ Of the sons of Astath, Johannes son of Acatan, and with him an hundred and ten men:

bes@1Esd:8:39 @ Of the sons of Adonikam the last, and these are the names of them, Eliphalet, Jewel, and Samaias, and with them seventy men:

bes@1Esd:8:40 @ Of the sons of Bago, Uthi the son of Istalcurus, and with him seventy men.

bes@1Esd:8:50 @ And there I vowed a fast unto the young men before our Lord, to desire of him a prosperous journey both for us and them that were with us, for our children, and for the cattle:

bes@1Esd:8:52 @ For we had said unto the king, that the power of the Lord our God should be with them that seek him, to support them in all ways.

bes@1Esd:8:54 @ Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Esebrias, and Assanias, and ten men of their brethren with them:

bes@1Esd:8:61 @ And from the river Theras we departed the twelfth day of the first month, and came to Jerusalem by the mighty hand of our Lord, which was with us: and from the beginning of our journey the Lord delivered us from every enemy, and so we came to Jerusalem.

bes@1Esd:8:63 @ And with him was Eleazar the son of Phinees, and with them were Josabad the son of Jesu and Moeth the son of Sabban, Levites: all was delivered them by number and weight.

bes@1Esd:8:70 @ For both they and their sons have married with their daughters, and the holy seed is mixed with the strange people of the land; and from the beginning of this matter the rulers and the great men have been partakers of this iniquity.

bes@1Esd:8:73 @ Then rising up from the fast with my clothes and the holy garment rent, and bowing my knees, and stretching forth my hands unto the Lord,

bes@1Esd:8:77 @ And for our sins and our fathers’ we with our brethren and our kings and our priests were given up unto the kings of the earth, to the sword, and to captivity, and for a prey with shame, unto this day.

bes@1Esd:8:83 @ That the land, which ye enter into to possess as an heritage, is a land polluted with the pollutions of the strangers of the land, and they have filled it with their uncleanness.

bes@1Esd:8:85 @ Moreover ye shall never seek to have peace with them, that ye may be strong, and eat the good things of the land, and that ye may leave the inheritance of the land unto your children for evermore.

bes@1Esd:8:87 @ And didst give unto us such a root: but we have turned back again to transgress thy law, and to mingle ourselves with the uncleanness of the nations of the land.

bes@1Esd:8:88 @ Mightest not thou be angry with us to destroy us, till thou hadst left us neither root, seed, nor name?

bes@1Esd:8:93 @ Let us make an oath to the Lord, that we will put away all our wives, which we have taken of the heathen, with their children,

bes@1Esd:8:95 @ Arise and put in execution: for to thee doth this matter appertain, and we will be with thee: do valiantly.

bes@1Esd:9:4 @ And that whosoever met not there within two or three days according as the elders that bare rule appointed, their cattle should be seized to the use of the temple, and himself cast out from them that were of the captivity.

bes@1Esd:9:10 @ Then cried the whole multitude, and said with a loud voice, Like as thou hast spoken, so will we do.

bes@1Esd:9:11 @ But forasmuch as the people are many, and it is foul weather, so that we cannot stand without, and this is not a work of a day or two, seeing our sin in these things is spread far:

bes@1Esd:9:13 @ And with them the rulers and judges of every place, till we turn away the wrath of the Lord from us for this matter.

bes@1Esd:9:36 @ All these had taken strange wives, and they put them away with their children.

bes@1Esd:9:38 @ And the whole multitude came together with one accord into the broad place of the holy porch toward the east:

bes@1Esd:9:48 @ Also Jesus, Anus, Sarabias, Adinus, Jacubus, Sabateas, Auteas, Maianeas, and Calitas, Azarias, and Joazabdus, and Ananias, Biatas, the Levites, taught the law of the Lord, making them withal to understand it.

bes@Sus:1:10 @ And albeit they both were wounded with her love, yet durst not one shew another his grief.

bes@Sus:1:11 @ For they were ashamed to declare their lust, that they desired to have to do with her.

bes@Sus:1:15 @ And it fell out, as they watched a fit time, she went in as before with two maids only, and she was desirous to wash herself in the garden: for it was hot.

bes@Sus:1:20 @ Behold, the garden doors are shut, that no man can see us, and we are in love with thee; therefore consent unto us, and lie with us.

bes@Sus:1:21 @ If thou wilt not, we will bear witness against thee, that a young man was with thee: and therefore thou didst send away thy maids from thee.

bes@Sus:1:24 @ With that Susanna cried with a loud voice: and the two elders cried out against her.

bes@Sus:1:30 @ So she came with her father and mother, her children, and all her kindred.

bes@Sus:1:32 @ And these wicked men commanded to uncover her face, (for she was covered) that they might be filled with her beauty.

bes@Sus:1:36 @ And the elders said, As we walked in the garden alone, this woman came in with two maids, and shut the garden doors, and sent the maids away.

bes@Sus:1:37 @ Then a young man, who there was hid, came unto her, and lay with her.

bes@Sus:1:42 @ Then Susanna cried out with a loud voice, and said, O everlasting God, that knowest the secrets, and knowest all things before they be:

bes@Sus:1:46 @ Who cried with a loud voice, I am clear from the blood of this woman.

bes@Sus:1:48 @ So he standing in the midst of them said, Are ye such fools, ye sons of Israel, that without examination or knowledge of the truth ye have condemned a daughter of Israel?

bes@Sus:1:57 @ Thus have ye dealt with the daughters of Israel, and they for fear companied with you: but the daughter of Juda would not abide your wickedness.

bes@Sus:1:59 @ Then said Daniel unto him, Well; thou hast also lied against thine own head: for the angel of God waiteth with the sword to cut thee in two, that he may destroy you.

bes@Sus:1:60 @ With that all the assembly cried out with a loud voice, and praised God, who saveth them that trust in him.

bes@Sus:1:63 @ Therefore Chelcias and his wife praised God for their daughter Susanna, with Joacim her husband, and all the kindred, because there was no dishonesty found in her.

bes@Ps151:1:1 @ This Psalm is a genuine one of David, though supernumerary, composed when he fought in single combat with (note:)Alex. Goliath(:note) Goliad. - I was small among my brethren, and youngest in my father’s house: I tended my father’s sheep.

bes@Ps151:1:4 @ He sent forth his angel, and took me from my father’s sheep, and he anointed me with the oil of his anointing.

bes@BelTh:1:2 @ And Daniel conversed with the king, and was honoured above all his friends.

bes@BelTh:1:5 @ Who answered and said, Because I may not worship idols made with hands, but the living God, who hath created the heaven and the earth, and hath sovereignty over all flesh.

bes@BelTh:1:7 @ Then Daniel smiled, and said, O king, be not deceived: for this is but clay within, and brass without, and did never eat or drink any thing.

bes@BelTh:1:10 @ Now the priests of Bel were threescore and ten, beside their wives and children. And the king went with Daniel into the temple of Bel.

bes@BelTh:1:11 @ So Bel’s priests said, Lo, we go out: but thou, O king, set on the meat, and make ready the wine, and shut the door fast and seal it with thine own signet;

bes@BelTh:1:14 @ So when they were gone forth, the king set meats before Bel. Now Daniel had commanded his servants to bring ashes, and those they strewed throughout all the temple in the presence of the king alone: then went they out, and shut the door, and sealed it with the king’s signet, and so departed.

bes@BelTh:1:15 @ Now in the night came the priests with their wives and children, as they were wont to do, and did eat and drink up all.

bes@BelTh:1:16 @ In the morning betime the king arose, and Daniel with him.

bes@BelTh:1:18 @ And as soon as he had opened the dour, the king looked upon the table, and cried with a loud voice, Great art thou, O Bel, and with thee is no deceit at all.

bes@BelTh:1:21 @ And took the priests with their wives and children, who shewed him the privy doors, where they came in, and consumed such things as were upon the table.

bes@BelTh:1:26 @ But give me leave, O king, and I shall slay this dragon without sword or staff. The king said, I give thee leave.

bes@BelTh:1:41 @ Then cried the king with a loud voice, saying, Great art Lord God of Daniel, and there is none other beside thee.