Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And he enlarged the bounds of his nation, and made himself master of the country. 1 Maccabees 14:4And all the land of Juda was at rest all the days of Simon, and he sought the good of his nation: and his power, and his glory pleased them well all his days. 1 Maccabees 14:5 And with all his glory he took Joppe for a haven, and made an entrance to the isles of the sea. 1 Maccabees 14:7 And he gathered together a great number of captives, and had the dominion of Gazara, and of Bethsura, and of the castle: and took away all uncleanness out of it, and there was none that resisted him. 1 Maccabees 14:8 And every man tilled his land with peace, and the land of Juda yielded her increase, and the trees of the fields their fruit. Context 1 Maccabees 14…5And with all his glory he took Joppe for a haven, and made an entrance to the isles of the sea. 6And he enlarged the bounds of his nation, and made himself master of the country. 7And he gathered together a great number of captives, and had the dominion of Gazara, and of Bethsura, and of the castle: and took away all uncleanness out of it, and there was none that resisted him.… Cross References 1 Maccabees 14:4 And all the land of Juda was at rest all the days of Simon, and he sought the good of his nation: and his power, and his glory pleased them well all his days. 1 Maccabees 14:5 And with all his glory he took Joppe for a haven, and made an entrance to the isles of the sea. 1 Maccabees 14:7 And he gathered together a great number of captives, and had the dominion of Gazara, and of Bethsura, and of the castle: and took away all uncleanness out of it, and there was none that resisted him. 1 Maccabees 14:8 And every man tilled his land with peace, and the land of Juda yielded her increase, and the trees of the fields their fruit. |