441 verses contain “Much” (in the KJV: 398, in the BSB: 143) — showing 401–441
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I bowed down mine ear a little, and received her, and
gat much learning.
Behold with your eyes, how that I have but little labour, and have
gotten unto me
much rest.
Get learning with a great sum of money, and get much gold by her.
They
wipe their faces because of the dust of the temple, when there is
much upon them.
These kept much at Joacim’s house: and all that had any suits in law came unto them.
Then said the king unto him, Thinkest thou not that
Bel is a living God? seest thou not how
much he eateth and drinketh every day?
In those days went there out of Israel wicked men, who persuaded many, saying, Let us go and make a covenant with the heathen that are round about us: for since we departed from them we have had much sorrow.
And spake peaceable words unto them, but all was
deceit: for when they had given him
credence, he fell suddenly upon the city, and
smote it very
sore, and destroyed
much people of Israel.
They come against us in
much pride and iniquity to destroy us, and our wives and children, and to
spoil us:
Wherefore, being greatly
perplexed in his mind, he determined to go into Persia, there to take the tributes of the countries, and to gather
much money.
And the merchants of the country, hearing the fame of them, took silver and gold very
much, with servants, and came into the camp to
buy the children of Israel for slaves: a power also of Syria and of the land of the Philistines joined themselves unto them.
Then
Judas returned to
spoil the tents, where they got
much gold, and silver, and blue silk, and purple of the sea, and great riches.
Now when the nations round about heard that the altar was built and the sanctuary renewed as before, it displeased them very much.
Afterward he passed over to the children of
Ammon, where he found a mighty power, and
much people, with
Timotheus their captain.
And unto him resorted all such as troubled the people, who, after they had
gotten the land of Juda into their power, did
much hurt in Israel.
Who went forth by the way that leadeth to Galgala, and pitched their tents before Masaloth, which is in
Arbela, and after they had won it, they
slew much people.
When
Judas therefore saw that his host slipt away, and that the battle pressed upon him, he was
sore troubled in mind, and
much distressed, for that he had no time to gather them together.
Now
Jonathan had sent his brother John, a captain of the people, to pray his friends the Nabathites, that they might leave with them their carriage, which was
much.
Where they lifted up their eyes, and looked, and, behold, there was
much ado and great carriage: and the
bridegroom came forth, and his friends and brethren, to meet them with drums, and instruments of musick, and many weapons.
So in the seventh month of the hundred and
sixtieth year, at the feast of the tabernacles,
Jonathan put on the holy
robe, and gathered together forces, and provided
much armour.
At which time Simon rose up, and fought for his nation, and spent
much of his own substance, and armed the
valiant men of his nation and gave them wages,
For in his time things
prospered in his hands, so that the heathen were taken out of their country, and they also that were in the city of David in Jerusalem, who had made themselves a tower, out of which they issued, and
polluted all about the sanctuary, and did
much hurt in the holy place:
At that time Simon sent him two thousand chosen men to aid him; silver also, and gold, and much armour.
And Neemias called this thing Naphthar, which is as
much as to say, a
cleansing: but many men call it Nephi.
But to use
brevity, and avoid
much labouring of the work, is to be granted to him that will make an
abridgment.
Here then will we begin the story: only adding thus
much to that which hath been said, that it is a
foolish thing to make a long
prologue, and to be short in the story itself.
For the which cause not only the Jews, but many also of other nations, took great
indignation, and were
much grieved for the unjust murder of the man.
But
Menelaus, being now
convicted, promised Ptolemee the son of Dorymenes to give him
much money, if he would
pacify the king toward him.
So Nicanor undertook to make so
much money of the
captive Jews, as should
defray the tribute of two thousand talents, which the king was to pay to the Romans.
Howbeit he nothing at all ceased from his
bragging, but still was filled with pride, breathing out fire in his
rage against the Jews, and commanding to
haste the journey: but it came to pass that he fell down from his
chariot, carried violently; so that having a
sore fall, all the members of his body were
much pained.
And as touching the Jews, whom he had judged not worthy so
much as to be buried, but to be cast out with their children to be
devoured of the fowls and wild beasts, he would make them all equals to the citizens of Athens:
Antiochus, king and governor, to the good Jews his citizens wisheth
much joy, health, and prosperity:
Therefore what things
soever were meet to be reported to the king, I have declared them, and he hath granted as
much as might be.
Moreover
Timotheus himself fell into the hands of Dositheus and Sosipater, whom he
besought with
much craft to let him go with his life, because he had many of the Jews’ parents, and the brethren of some of them, who, if they put him to death, should not be regarded.
Such a death it happened that wicked man to die, not having so much as burial in the earth; and that most justly:
Lysias went up to the judgment seat, said as
much as could be in defence of the cause, persuaded,
pacified, made them well affected, returned to Antioch. Thus it went touching the king’s coming and departing.
Then the king being in a
rage, and
provoked with the accusations of the most wicked man, wrote to Nicanor,
signifying that he was
much displeased with the covenants, and commanding him that he should send Maccabeus prisoner in all
haste unto Antioch.
When this came to Nicanor’s hearing, he was
much confounded in himself, and took it
grievously that he should make void the articles which were agreed upon, the man being in no fault.
For he thought by taking him to do the Jews
much hurt.
Thus he armed every one of them, not so
much with defence of shields and spears, as with comfortable and good words: and beside that, he told them a dream worthy to be believed, as if it had been so indeed, which did not a little
rejoice them.
Then Onias answered, saying, This is a lover of the brethren, who prayeth much for the people, and for the holy city, to wit, Jeremias the prophet of God.