The battles of the Bible. By a clergyman's daughter, authoress of 'Chapters on the Shorter catechism'. |
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Արդյունքներ 55–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... heard this , he at once asked to be allowed to go to grandfather's , for he had been there before , and liked it so much . Our father agreed that he should go , and said that he thought Johnnie too might go , and per- haps I. But my ...
... heard this , he at once asked to be allowed to go to grandfather's , for he had been there before , and liked it so much . Our father agreed that he should go , and said that he thought Johnnie too might go , and per- haps I. But my ...
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... heard of Ham before . " He was the youngest son of Noah , " grandfather said , " and Egypt was called the land of Ham because the Egyptians were descended from him . The Israel- ites were now freed from the tyranny of Pharoah - they ...
... heard of Ham before . " He was the youngest son of Noah , " grandfather said , " and Egypt was called the land of Ham because the Egyptians were descended from him . The Israel- ites were now freed from the tyranny of Pharoah - they ...
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... heard this , they fell on their faces before the assembled people , for they were unable to speak , and might not have been listened to even if they had spoken . Then Caleb and Joshua , the two good spies , rent their clothes , and ...
... heard this , they fell on their faces before the assembled people , for they were unable to speak , and might not have been listened to even if they had spoken . Then Caleb and Joshua , the two good spies , rent their clothes , and ...
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... heard that they were coming by the same way the spies had come ; he fought against them - against some small parties of them , probably , who were separated from the main army , and took some of them prisoners . George . That would make ...
... heard that they were coming by the same way the spies had come ; he fought against them - against some small parties of them , probably , who were separated from the main army , and took some of them prisoners . George . That would make ...
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... heard before . “ Yes , grandfather , " we said , " but we do not know his history very well , we would like to hear it again . " " At another time , " grandfather replied , " I may give you all the particulars of his remarkable history ...
... heard before . “ Yes , grandfather , " we said , " but we do not know his history very well , we would like to hear it again . " " At another time , " grandfather replied , " I may give you all the particulars of his remarkable history ...
Common terms and phrases
Ahab answer army asked Assyria battle better blessing brought called Canaan carried cause children of Israel command conduct David death delivered destroy enemies entered evil example father fear fell fight followed fought gave George Gideon give given gods Grandfather hand head hear heard heart hundred Israel Israelites Jerusalem Johnnie Jonathan Jordan Joshua Judah killed king king of Israel knew land lived looked Lord marched Marianne means Moses never night offered peace Philistines prayed priest promised prophet punishment reason reign reply returned round Samson Saul seek sent servants shewed sons speak spoke story strong subjects suffered surely Syrians taken teaches tell thee thing thou thought thousand told took tribe true trust turn victory wicked wished worship wrong young
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Էջ 297 - And there lay the rider distorted and pale, With the dew on his brow and the rust on his mail ; And the tents were all silent, the banners alone, The lances unlifted, the trumpet unblown.
Էջ 303 - Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith the Lord, Be not afraid of the words which thou hast heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me. Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land ; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.
Էջ 297 - THE Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold; And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea, When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. Like the leaves of the forest when Summer is green, That host with their banners at sunset were seen: Like the leaves of the forest when Autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay withered and strown.
Էջ 252 - And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him. And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith ? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also : go forth, and do so.
Էջ 51 - When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight...
Էջ 79 - I will not drive them out from before thee in one year ; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee. 30 By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.
Էջ 39 - For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.
Էջ 178 - The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.
Էջ 178 - Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield ; but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
Էջ 247 - Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man : if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver. 40 And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone.