Löydetty 102 Tulokset: defeat of the amorites

  • Yahweh his God let the King of the Aramaeans defeat him and take great numbers of his people captive, carrying them off to Damascus. He was also delivered into the power of the king of Israel, who defeated him. (2 Chronicles 28, 5)

  • Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria attacked and besieged him but could not defeat him. (2 Chronicles 28, 20)

  • After all this was finished, the leaders approached me and said, "The people of Israel, the priests and the Levites have not departed from the pagan peoples and are now serving the idols of the Canaanites, the Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians and Amorites. (Ezra 9, 1)

  • they inhabited the country of the Amorites and wiped out the Heshbonites. Then, having crossed the Jordan, they took possession of all the hill country, (Judith 5, 15)

  • Sihon, king of the Amorites, Og, king of Bashan, all the kings of Canaan. (Psalms 135, 11)

  • Sihon, king of the Amorites, his kindness endures forever, (Psalms 136, 19)

  • But if he hesitates and encamps at the other side of the river, then we shall cross over to attack and defeat him." (1 Maccabees 5, 41)

  • The people suffered this great defeat because the Jewish commanders did not listen to Judas and his brothers, thinking they themselves were capable of great deeds. (1 Maccabees 5, 61)

  • When Demetrius was informed of the death of Nicanor and the defeat of his army, he sent Bacchides and Alcimus back to Judea with the best troops of his army. (1 Maccabees 9, 1)

  • Yet in spite of being dismayed, he did his best to encourage those who remained with him: "Let us fight our enemies. We may yet be able to defeat them." (1 Maccabees 9, 8)

  • Jason cruelly massacred his fellow citizens, without realizing that his victory against his own nation was the greatest defeat. He seemed to believe that he was winning over enemies when, in reality, these were his own people. (2 Maccabees 5, 6)

  • Lysias, being an intelligent man, reflected on the defeat he had suffered and understood that the Hebrews were invincible because the powerful God fought for them. (2 Maccabees 11, 13)


“A ingenuidade e’ uma virtude, mas apenas ate certo ponto; ela deve sempre ser acompanhada da prudência. A astúcia e a safadeza, por outro lado, são diabólicas e podem causar muito mal.” São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina