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Page 334
... Smerdis the Magian , ) it is thought by most commentators that these are the kings designated . Dr. Kitto however , in his notes upon this and other chapters of Ezra , disputes this commonly received opinion , and argues at some length ...
... Smerdis the Magian , ) it is thought by most commentators that these are the kings designated . Dr. Kitto however , in his notes upon this and other chapters of Ezra , disputes this commonly received opinion , and argues at some length ...
Page 335
... Smerdis ; whereas Josephus gives also the letter in full , but states it to be written to Cambyses , and this latter opinion is adopted by Dr. Milman . The reasons for this last opinion appearing to us of greatest weight , we have ...
... Smerdis ; whereas Josephus gives also the letter in full , but states it to be written to Cambyses , and this latter opinion is adopted by Dr. Milman . The reasons for this last opinion appearing to us of greatest weight , we have ...
Page 336
... Smerdis the Magian , who succeeded him for a few months on the throne : but when Darius Hystaspes was made king , after the destruction of Smerdis and the slaughter of the Magians , there was no obstacle to the Jews resuming the work ...
... Smerdis the Magian , who succeeded him for a few months on the throne : but when Darius Hystaspes was made king , after the destruction of Smerdis and the slaughter of the Magians , there was no obstacle to the Jews resuming the work ...
Page 337
... Smerdis the Magian , who succeeded him for a few months on the throne : but when Darius Hystaspes was made king , after the destruction of Smerdis and the slaughter of the Magians , there was no obstacle to the Jews resuming the work ...
... Smerdis the Magian , who succeeded him for a few months on the throne : but when Darius Hystaspes was made king , after the destruction of Smerdis and the slaughter of the Magians , there was no obstacle to the Jews resuming the work ...
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... Smerdis the Magian Darius Hystaspes Xerxes with an im- mense army : is defeated , and re- turns ignomi- niously . Continues the war against Greece , but forced to make peace on humiliating terms . Reigns Years . 7 The Jews return from ...
... Smerdis the Magian Darius Hystaspes Xerxes with an im- mense army : is defeated , and re- turns ignomi- niously . Continues the war against Greece , but forced to make peace on humiliating terms . Reigns Years . 7 The Jews return from ...
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Abijam Ahab Ahaz Ahaziah altar ancient army Artaxerxes Baal behold Bethel Bishop Gray brought called Cambyses captivity CHAPTER chariot commanded Cyrus Daniel Darius death decree destroyed Egypt Elijah Elisha enemy Esther evil Ezra father feast gates gods governor Haman hand hast hath Hazael heaven Hebrew Hezekiah high priest idol idolatry Isaiah Israelites Jehoiakim Jehoram Jehoshaphat Jehovah Jehu Jeremiah Jeroboam Jerusalem Jews Jezebel Joash Jonah Josephus Judea king of Assyria king of Israel king of Judah king's kingdom of Israel kingdom of Judah laid land Levites lived Medes monarch Mordecai Moses nation Nebuchadnezzar Nehemiah Nineveh palace peace Persian phet prayer prediction princes prophecy prophet punishment queen Rehoboam reign sacrifice saith the LORD Samaria Samaritans saying sent servant slain Smerdis Solomon Synagogue Syria Temple thee thine throne tion took tribes unto walls words worship Xerxes Zedekiah
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Page 273 - ... the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
Page 82 - And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
Page 94 - Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. Are not Ab'ana and Phar'par, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel ? may I not wash in them, and be clean ? So he turned and went away in a rage.
Page 65 - And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him.
Page 230 - Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain; let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand...
Page 261 - Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.
Page 337 - And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. 17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
Page 310 - The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son : the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
Page 70 - I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts : for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left ; and they seek my life, to take it away.
Page 223 - Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming ; it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. All they shall speak, and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we ? art thou become like unto us...