1487 verses about Safety

who cast him into the lion’s den: where he was six days.

And in the den there were seven lions, and they had given them every day two carcases, and two sheep: which then were not given to them, to the intent they might devour Daniel.

Upon the seventh day the king came to bewail Daniel: and when he came to the den, he looked in, and, behold, Daniel was sitting.

And he and his sons fled into the mountains, and forsook all that they had in the city.

they, and their sons, and their wives, and their cattle; because evils were multiplied upon them.

And they said to them, Thus far. Come forth, and do according to the word of the king, and you⌃ shall live.

And they answered them not, neither cast they a stone at them, nor stopped up the secret places,

And they took counsel on that day, saying, whoever shall come against us to battle on the Sabbath day, let us fight against him, and we shall in no wise all die, as our kindred died in the secret places.

And all those who fled from the evils were added to them, and became a stay to them.

And they mustered an army, and struck sinners in their anger, and lawless men in their wrath: and the rest fled to the Gentiles for safety.

And the fear of Judas and his kindred, and the dread of them, began to fall upon the nations round about them:

And he said to those who were building houses, and were betrothing wives, and were planting vineyards, and were fearful, that they should return, each man to his own house, according to the law.

they fled all of them into the land of the Philistines.

And at that season they built up the mount Sion with high walls and strong towers round about, lest haply the Gentiles should come and tread them down, as they had done aforetime.

And he set there a force to keep it, and they fortified Bethsura to keep it; that the people might have a stronghold near Idumaea.

And the Gentiles that were in Gilead gathered themselves together against the Israelites that were on their borders, to destroy them. And they fled to the stronghold of Dathema,

and sent letters to Judas and his kindred, saying, The Gentiles that are round about us are gathered together against us to destroy us:

and they are preparing to come and get possession of the stronghold whereunto we are fled for refuge, and Timotheus is the leader of their army.

Now therefore come and deliver us from their hand, for many of us are fallen.

And Judas said to Simon his brother, Choose you out men, and go and deliver your kindred that are in Galilee, but I and Jonathan my brother will go into the land of Gilead.

And they took to them those that were in Galilee, and in Arbatta, with their wives and their children, and all that they had, and brought them into Judea with great gladness.

and they met with the Nabathaeans, and these met them in a peaceful manner, and told them all things that had befallen their kindred in the land of Gilead:

and how that many of them were shut up in Bosora, and Bosor, and Alema, Casphor, Maked, and Carnaim; all these cities are strong and great:

and how that they were shut up in the rest of the cities of the land of Gilead, and that tomorrow they have appointed to encamp against the strongholds, and to take them, and to destroy all these men in one day.

And he removed from thence by night, and went till he came to the stronghold.

And they of the city shut them out, and stopped up the gates with stones.

And Judas gathered together those that lagged behind, and encouraged the people all the way through, until he came into the land of Judah.

And they went up to mount Sion with gladness and joy, and offered whole burnt offerings, because not so much as one of them was slain until they returned in peace.

And he removed to go into the land of the Philistines, and he went through Samaria.

And the king took Bethsura, and appointed a garrison there to keep it.

But there were no food in the sanctuary, because it was the seventh year, and those who fled for safety into Judea from among the Gentiles had eaten up the residue of the store;

And the king and the princes sware to them: thereupon they came forth from the stronghold.

And he spoke with them words of peace, and sware to them, saying, We will seek the hurt neither of you nor your friends.

And he made sure the country to Alcimus, and left with him a force to aid him; and Bacchides went away to the king.

Let there be no battle between me and you; I will come with a few men, that I may see your faces in peace.

And he came to Judas, and they saluted one another peaceably. And the enemies were ready to take away Judas by violence.

And the land of Judah had rest a little while.

Good success be to the Romans, and to the nation of the Jews, by sea and by land forever: the sword also and the enemy be far from them.

and to those who make war upon them they shall not give, neither supply, food, arms, money, or ships, as it has seemed good to Rome, and they shall keep their ordinances without taking anything therefore.

In the same manner, moreover, if war come first upon the nation of the Jews, the Romans shall help them as confederates with all their soul, as the occasion shall prescribe to them:

And Jonathan, and Simon his brother, and all that were with him, knew it; and they fled into the wilderness of Tekoah, and encamped by the water of the pool Asphar.

And Jonathan sent his brother, a leader of the multitude, and implored his friends the Nabathaeans, that they might leave with them their baggage, which was much.

And they remembered John their brother, and went up, and hid themselves under the covert of the mountain:

Now therefore cry to heaven, that you⌃ may be delivered out of the hand of your enemies.

And Jonathan and those who were with him leapt into the Jordan, and swam over to the other side: and they did not pass over Jordan against them.

and he returned to Jerusalem. And they built strong cities in Judea, the stronghold that was in Jericho, and Emmaus, and Bethhoron, and Bethel, and Timnath, Pharathon, and Tephon, with high walls and gates and bars.

And he fortified the city Bethsura, and Gazara, and the citadel, and put forces in them, and store of food.

And he took the sons of the chief men of the country for hostages, and put them in ward in the citadel at Jerusalem.

And all the lawless men took counsel, saying, Behold, Jonathan and they of his part are dwelling at ease, and in security: now therefore we will bring Bacchides, and he shall lay hands on them all in one night.

And Jonathan, and Simon, and those who were with him, got them away to Bethbasi, which is in the wilderness, and he built up that which had been pulled down thereof, and they made it strong.

And he restored to him the captives which he had taken aforetime out of the land of Judah, and he returned and departed into his own land, and came not any more into their borders.

And the sword ceased from Israel. And Jonathan lived at Michmash; and Jonathan began to judge the people; and he destroyed the ungodly out of Israel.

And he commanded those who did the work to build the walls and the mount Sion round about with square stones for defence; and they did so.

And the strangers, that were in the strongholds which Bacchides had built, fled away;

And no man shall have authority to exact from any of them, or to trouble them concerning any matter.

And whoever shall flee to the temple that is at Jerusalem, and be found within all the borders thereof, whether one owe moneys to the king, or any other matter, let them go free, and all that they have in my kingdom.

And for the building of the walls of Jerusalem, and the fortifying thereof round about, shall the expense be given also out of the king’s revenue, and for the building of the walls in Judea.

And the king made him sit with him, and said to his princes, Go forth with him into the midst of the city, and make proclamation, that no man complain against him of any matter, and let no man trouble him for any manner of cause.

And Jonathan returned to Jerusalem with peace and gladness.

And Simon drew forth his army, and joined battle with the phalanx (for the horsemen were spent), and they were discomfited by him, and fled.

And the horsemen were scattered in the plain, and they fled to Azotus, and entered into Beth-dagon, their idol’s temple, to save themselves.

Now as he entered into the cities of Ptolemais, he set his forces for a garrison in each city.

And Jonathan went with the king as far as the river that is called Eleutherus, and returned to Jerusalem.

But king Alexander was in Cilicia at that season, because they of those parts were in revolt.

And king Demetrius saw that the land was quiet before him, and that no resistance was made to him, and he sent away all his forces, each man to his own place, except the foreign forces, which he had raised from the isles of the Gentiles: and all the forces of his fathers hated him.

and pressed sore upon him that he should deliver him to him, that he might reign in his father’s stead: and he told him all that Demetrius had done, and the hatred wherewith his forces hated him; and he abode there many days.

And the king fled into the court of the palace, and they of the city seized the passages of the city, and began to fight.

Give us your right hand, and let the Jews cease from fighting against us and the city.

And they cast away their arms, and made peace; and the Jews were glorified in the sight of the king, and before all that were in his kingdom; and they returned to Jerusalem, having many spoils.

And king Demetrius sat on the throne of his kingdom, and the land was quiet before him.

And Jonathan went forth, and took his journey beyond the river and through the cities; and all the forces of Syria gathered themselves to him for to be his confederates. And he came to Ascalon, and they of the city met him honorably.

And they of Gaza made request to Jonathan, and he gave them his right hand, and took the sons of their princes for hostages, and sent them away to Jerusalem; and he passed through the country as far as Damascus.

and he went to meet them, but Simon his brother he left in the country.

And they gave them letters to the men in every place, that they should bring them on their way to the land of Judah in peace.

And he came out from thence, and came to Damascus, and took his journey through all the country.

And they were gathered together to build the city, and there fell down part of the wall of the brook that is on the east side, and he repaired that which is called Chaphenatha.

And Simon also built Adida in the plain country, and made it strong, and set up gates and bars.

But Simon encamped at Adida, near the plain.

And Tryphon made ready all his horse to come: and on that night there fell a very great snow, and he came not by reason of the snow. And he removed, and came into the country of Gilead.

And Tryphon returned, and went away into his own land.

And Simon built the strongholds of Judea, and fenced them about with high towers, and great walls, and gates, and bars; and he laid up food in the strongholds.

And Simon chose men, and sent to king Demetrius, to the end he should give the country an immunity, because all that Tryphon did was to plunder.

And whatever things we confirmed to you, they are confirmed; and the strongholds, which you⌃ have built, let them be your own.

And those who were in the engine leaped forth into the city; and there was a great uproar in the city:

and they of the city tore their clothes, and went up on the walls with their wives and children, and cried with a loud voice, making request to Simon to give them his right hand.

And he ordained that they should keep that day every year with gladness. And the hill of the temple that was by the citadel he made stronger than before, and there he lived, himself and his men.

And the land had rest all the days of Simon: and he sought the good of his nation; and and his authority and his glory was well-pleasing to them all his days.

And amid all his glory he took Joppa for a haven, and made it an entrance for the isles of the sea;

He made peace in the land, and Israel rejoiced with great joy:

and they sat each man under his vine and his fig tree, and there was none to make them afraid:

and he fortified the cities of Judea, and Bethsura that lies upon the borders of Judea, where the arms of the enemies were aforetime, and set there a garrison of Jews:

and he fortified Joppa which is upon the sea, and Gazara which is upon the borders of Azotus, wherein the enemies lived aforetime, and placed Jews there, and set therein all things convenient for the reparation thereof:

and he placed Jews therein, and fortified it for the safety of the country and the city, and made high the walls of Jerusalem:

but that Jerusalem and the sanctuary should be free: and all the arms that you have prepared, and the strongholds that you have built, which you have in your possession, let them remain to you:

And king Antiochus pursued him, and he came, as he fled, to Dor, which is by the sea:

It pleased us therefore to write to the kings and to the countries, that they should not seek their hurt, nor fight against them, and their cities, and their country, nor be confederates with such as fight against them.

Moreover it seemed good to us to receive the shield of them.

But Tryphon embarked on board a ship, and fled to Orthosia.

and they fled to the towers that are in the fields of Azotus; and he burned it with fire; and there fell of them about two thousand men. And he returned into Judea in peace.

Now Simon was visiting the cities that were in the country, and taking care for the good ordering of them; and he went down to Jericho, himself and Mattathias and Judas his sons, in the hundred and seventy and seventh year, in the eleventh month, the same is the month Sebat: