- Damascus:
- "For¹ the headª of Syriaª [is] Damascus,ª and the headª of Damascusª [is] Rezin;ª and within¹ threescoreª and fiveª yearsª shall Ephraimª be broken,²°¹ that it be not a people.ª¹" {Isa 7:8} + "And he divided²° himself¹ against¹ them, he¹ and his servants,ª by night,ª and smoteª° them, and pursuedª° them unto¹ Hobah,ª which¹ [is] on the left handª¹ of Damascus.ª" {Gen 14:15} + "And Abramª said,ª° Lordª GOD,ª what¹ wilt thou giveª° me, seeing I¹ goª° childless,ª and the stewardªª of my houseª [is] thisª Eliezerª of Damascus?ª" {Gen 15:2} + "And he gatheredª° men²¹ unto¹ him, and became¹ captainª over a band,ª when Davidª slewª° them [of Zobah]: and they went²°¹ to Damascus,ª and dweltª° therein, and reignedª° in Damascus.ª" {1Kg 11:24} + "And when the Syriansª of Damascusª cameª° to helpª° Hadarezerª kingª of Zobah,ª Davidª slewª° of the Syriansª twoª and twentyª thousandª men.ª" {1Ch 18:5} + "Wherefore the LORDª his Godª deliveredª° him into the handª of the kingª of Syria;ª and they smoteª° him, and carried awayª° a great¹ multitude² of¹ them captives,ª and broughtª° [them] to Damascus.ª And he was also¹ deliveredª° into the handª of the kingª of Israel,ª who smoteª° him with a greatª slaughter.ª" {2Ch 28:5} + "For he sacrificedª° unto the godsª of Damascus,ª which smoteª° him: and he said,ª° Because¹ the godsª of the kingsª of Syriaª helpª° them, [therefore] will I sacrificeª° to them, that they may helpª° me. But they¹ were¹ the ruinª° of him, and of all¹ Israel.ª" {2Ch 28:23} + "Concerning Damascus.ª Hamathª is confounded,ª° and Arpad:ª for¹ they have heardª° evilª tidings:ª they are fainthearted;ª° [there is] sorrowª on the sea;ª it cannotª°¹ be quiet.ª° ... And I will kindleª° a fireª in the wallª of Damascus,ª and it shall consumeª° the palacesª of Benhadad.ª" {Jer 49:23-27} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª For¹ threeª transgressionsª of Damascus,ª and for¹ four,ª I will not¹ turn awayª° [the punishment] thereof; because¹ they have threshedª°¹ Gileadª with threshing instrumentsª of iron:ª ... I will breakª° also the barª of Damascus,ª and cut offª° the inhabitantª° from the plainª¹ of Aven,ª and him that holdethª° the sceptreª from the house² of Eden:ª²°¹ and the peopleª of Syriaª shall go into captivityª° unto Kir,ª saithª° the LORD.ª" {Ams 1:3-5} + "The burdenª of the wordª of the LORDª in the landª of Hadrach,ª and Damascusª [shall be] the restª thereof: when¹ the eyesª of man,ª as of all¹ the tribesª of Israel,ª [shall be] toward the LORD.ª" {Zch 9:1} + "And desiredª° ofª himª lettersª toª Damascusª toª the¹ synagogues,ª thatª ifª he foundª° anyª of this¹ way,ª whetherª they were²° menª orª women,ª he might bring¹ them²° boundª° untoª Jerusalem.ª" {Act 9:2}
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