- Damascus:
- "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} + "The burdenª of Damascus.ª Behold,¹ Damascusª is taken awayª° from [being] a city,ª¹ and it shall be¹ a ruinousª heap.ª ... The fortressª also shall ceaseª° from Ephraim,ª¹ and the kingdomª from Damascus,ª¹ and the remnantª of Syria:ª they shall be¹ as the gloryª of the childrenª of Israel,ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Isa 17:1-3} + "Where¹ [is] the kingª of Hamath,ª and the kingª of Arphad,ª and the kingª of the cityª of Sepharvaim,ª Hena,ª and Ivah?ª" {Isa 37:13} + "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 ... And Hamathª also¹ shall borderª° thereby; Tyrus,ª and Zidon,ª though¹ it be veryª wise.ª°" {Zch 9:1-2} + "Inª Damascusª the¹ governorª under Aretasª the¹ kingª kept²° the city² of the Damascenes² with a garrison,ª°¹¹¹ desirousª° to apprehendª° me:ª" {2Co 11:32}
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