Löydetty 148 Tulokset: Simon
But as soon as they heard that his brother Simon had succeeded him as high priest and was master of the country and the cities in it, (1 Maccabees 14, 17)
This is the copy of the letter sent by the Spartans: 'The rulers and the city of Sparta, to Simon the high priest and to the elders and priests and the rest of the people of the Jews, greetings. (1 Maccabees 14, 20)
And it was the people's pleasure to receive these personages with honour and to deposit a copy of their statements in the public archives, so that the people of Sparta might preserve a record of them. A copy was also made for Simon the high priest." ' (1 Maccabees 14, 23)
After this, Simon sent Numenius to Rome as the bearer of a large golden shield weighing a thousand mina, to confirm the alliance with them. (1 Maccabees 14, 24)
When these events were reported to our people, they said, 'What mark of appreciation shall we give to Simon and his sons? (1 Maccabees 14, 25)
This is a copy of the text: 'The eighteenth of Elul, in the year 172, being the third year of Simon, eminent high priest: (1 Maccabees 14, 27)
'When there was almost incessant fighting in the country Simon, son of Mattathias, a priest of the line of Joarib, and his brothers courted danger and withstood their nation's enemies to safeguard the integrity of their sanctuary and of the Law, and so brought their nation great glory; (1 Maccabees 14, 29)
Simon next came forward to fight for his nation: spending much of his personal wealth on arming his nation's fighting men and on providing their pay; (1 Maccabees 14, 32)
'In consequence of which, the people, aware of Simon's loyalty and of the glory which he was determined to win for his nation, have made him their ethnarch and high priest, for all his services and for the integrity and loyalty which he has shown towards his nation, and for having by every means sought to enhance his people's power; (1 Maccabees 14, 35)
and that they have given an honourable reception to Simon's ambassadors, and, furthermore, (1 Maccabees 14, 39)
that the Jews and priests are happy that Simon should, pending the advent of a genuine prophet, be their ethnarch and high priest for life (1 Maccabees 14, 40)
'And since the people have unanimously agreed to grant Simon the right to act as aforesaid, and (1 Maccabees 14, 46)