Cross References Now as the multitude sought to rush into his house, and to break open the door, and to set fire to it, when he was ready to be taken, he struck himself with his sword: 2 Maccabees 14:39 So Nicanor being willing to declare the hatred that he bore the Jews, sent five hundred soldiers to take him. 2 Maccabees 14:40 For he thought by ensnaring him to hurt the Jews very much. 2 Maccabees 14:42 Choosing to die nobly rather than to fall into the hands of the wicked, and to suffer abuses unbecoming his noble birth. 2 Maccabees 14:43 But whereas through haste he missed of giving a sure wound, and the crowd was breaking into the doors, he ran boldly to the wall, and manfully threw himself down to the crowd: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Now as the multitude sought to rush into his house, and to break open the door, and to set fire to it, when he was ready to be taken, he struck himself with his sword: 2 Maccabees 14:39So Nicanor being willing to declare the hatred that he bore the Jews, sent five hundred soldiers to take him. 2 Maccabees 14:40 For he thought by ensnaring him to hurt the Jews very much. 2 Maccabees 14:42 Choosing to die nobly rather than to fall into the hands of the wicked, and to suffer abuses unbecoming his noble birth. 2 Maccabees 14:43 But whereas through haste he missed of giving a sure wound, and the crowd was breaking into the doors, he ran boldly to the wall, and manfully threw himself down to the crowd: Context 2 Maccabees 14…40For he thought by ensnaring him to hurt the Jews very much. 41Now as the multitude sought to rush into his house, and to break open the door, and to set fire to it, when he was ready to be taken, he struck himself with his sword: 42Choosing to die nobly rather than to fall into the hands of the wicked, and to suffer abuses unbecoming his noble birth.… |
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