Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Thou, O Lord, hast chosen this house for thy name to be called upon therein, that it might be a house of prayer and supplication for thy people. 1 Maccabees 7:35And swore in anger, saying: Unless Judas and his army be delivered into my hands, as soon as ever I return in peace, I will burn this house. And he went out in a great rage. 1 Maccabees 7:36 And the priests went in, and stood before the face of the altar and the temple: and weeping, they said: 1 Maccabees 7:38 Be avenged of this man, and his army, and let them fall by the sword: remember their blasphemies, and suffer them not to continue any longer. 1 Maccabees 7:39 Then Nicanor went out from Jerusalem, and encamped near to Bethoron: and an army of Syria joined him. Context 1 Maccabees 7…36And the priests went in, and stood before the face of the altar and the temple: and weeping, they said: 37Thou, O Lord, hast chosen this house for thy name to be called upon therein, that it might be a house of prayer and supplication for thy people. 38Be avenged of this man, and his army, and let them fall by the sword: remember their blasphemies, and suffer them not to continue any longer.… Cross References 1 Maccabees 7:35 And swore in anger, saying: Unless Judas and his army be delivered into my hands, as soon as ever I return in peace, I will burn this house. And he went out in a great rage. 1 Maccabees 7:36 And the priests went in, and stood before the face of the altar and the temple: and weeping, they said: 1 Maccabees 7:38 Be avenged of this man, and his army, and let them fall by the sword: remember their blasphemies, and suffer them not to continue any longer. 1 Maccabees 7:39 Then Nicanor went out from Jerusalem, and encamped near to Bethoron: and an army of Syria joined him. |
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