708 verses contain “Tow” (in the KJV: 503, in the BSB: 350) — showing 601–700
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Then she prayed toward the window, and said, Blessed art thou, O Lord my God, and thine holy and glorious name is blessed and honourable for ever: let all thy works praise thee for ever.
And now, O Lord, I set mine eyes and my face toward thee,
Now
Anna sat looking about
toward the way for her son.
Tobit also went forth
toward the door, and
stumbled: but his son ran unto him,
For Jerusalem shall be built up with sapphires and emeralds, and precious stone: thy walls and towers and battlements with pure gold.
And set the
towers thereof upon the gates of it an hundred cubits high, and the breadth thereof in the foundation
threescore cubits:
And became lord of his cities, and came unto Ecbatane, and took the
towers, and
spoiled the streets thereof, and turned the beauty thereof into shame.
And they went forth of Nineve three days’ journey
toward the plain of Bectileth, and pitched from Bectileth near the mountain which is at the left hand of the upper
Cilicia.
And destroyed Phud and Lud, and
spoiled all the children of Rasses, and the children of Israel, which were
toward the wilderness at the south of the land of the Chellians.
And he took the borders of
Cilicia, and killed all that resisted him, and came to the borders of
Japheth, which were
toward the south, over against Arabia.
Then came he down toward the sea coast, both he and his army, and set garrisons in the high cities, and took out of them chosen men for aid.
Also Joacim the high priest, which was in those days in Jerusalem, wrote to them that dwelt in Bethulia, and Betomestham, which is over against
Esdraelon toward the open country, near to Dothaim,
Then every man took up his weapons of war, and when they had
kindled fires upon their
towers, they remained and watched all that night.
And viewed the passages up to the city, and came to the fountains of their waters, and took them, and set garrisons of men of war over them, and he himself removed toward his people.
Then the children of
Esau went up with the children of
Ammon, and camped in the hill country over against Dothaim: and they sent some of them
toward the south, and
toward the east over against Ekrebel, which is near unto Chusi, that is upon the
brook Mochmur; and the rest of the army of the Assyrians camped in the plain, and covered the face of the whole land; and their tents and carriages were pitched to a very great multitude.
Then said Ozias to them, Brethren, be of good courage, let us yet
endure five days, in the which space the Lord our God may turn his mercy
toward us; for he will not
forsake us utterly.
And he
dispersed the people, every one to their own charge; and they went unto the walls and
towers of their city, and sent the women and children into their houses: and they were very low brought in the city.
Then the servants of Holofernes brought her into the tent, and she
slept till
midnight, and she arose when it was
toward the morning watch,
And so soon as the morning shall appear, and the sun shall come forth upon the earth, take ye every one his weapons, and go forth every
valiant man out of the city, and set ye a captain over them, as though ye would go down into the field
toward the watch of the Assyrians; but go not down.
Had so far forth obtained the favour that we
shew toward every nation, as that he was called our father, and was continually honoured of all the next person unto the king.
Moreover, the nations in their wicked
conspiracy being confounded, she found out the righteous, and preserved him
blameless unto God, and kept him strong against his tender
compassion toward his son.
For he that turned himself toward it was not saved by the thing that he saw, but by thee, that art the Saviour of all.
And punishments came upon the sinners not without former signs by the force of thunders: for they suffered justly according to their own wickedness,
insomuch as they used a more hard and
hateful behaviour
toward strangers.
The mercy of man is
toward his neighbour; but the mercy of the Lord is upon all flesh: he reproveth, and nurtureth, and teacheth and bringeth again, as a
shepherd his flock.
The congregation of the wicked is like
tow wrapped together: and the end of them is a flame of fire to destroy them.
Whether a man be rich or poor, if he have a good heart
toward the Lord, he shall at all times
rejoice with a
cheerful countenance.
An
harlot shall be accounted as
spittle; but a married woman is a
tower against death to her husband.
But be not excessive
toward any; and without
discretion do nothing.
For the Lord will not be
slack, neither will the Mighty be patient
toward them, till he have
smitten in
sunder the loins of the
unmerciful, and repayed
vengeance to the heathen; till he have taken away the multitude of the proud, and broken the
sceptre of the unrighteous;
For a man’s mind is
sometime wont to tell him more than seven
watchmen, that sit above in an high
tower.
But they called upon the Lord which is
merciful, and stretched out their hands
toward him: and immediately the Holy One heard them out of heaven, and delivered them by the ministry of Esay.
O Jerusalem, look about thee toward the east, and behold the joy that cometh unto thee from God.
Arise, O Jerusalem, and stand on high, and look about
toward the east, and behold thy children gathered from the west unto the east by the word of the Holy One,
rejoicing in the
remembrance of God.
And the king’s servants, that put them in, ceased not to make the
oven hot with
rosin, pitch,
tow, and small wood;
And the two elders saw her going in every day, and walking; so that their
lust was inflamed
toward her.
And she
weeping looked up
toward heaven: for her heart trusted in the Lord.
Then all the people turned them toward him, and said, What mean these words that thou hast spoken?
whom all men fear, and
tremble before thy power; for the majesty of thy glory cannot be borne, and thine
angry threatening toward sinners is importable:
Then builded they the city of David with a great and strong wall, and with mighty towers, and made it a strong hold for them.
Then
cried they with a loud voice
toward heaven, saying, What shall we do with these, and
whither shall we carry them away?
And fell down flat to the ground upon their faces, and
blew an
alarm with the
trumpets, and
cried toward heaven.
At that time also they builded up the mount
Sion with high walls and strong
towers round about, lest the Gentiles should come and
tread it down as they had done before.
He shut them up therefore in the
towers, and
encamped against them, and destroyed them utterly, and burned the
towers of that place with fire, and all that were therein.
And when he had taken Jazar, with the
towns belonging
thereto, he returned into
Judea.
So when they had given charge unto the garrison that was with them, they went toward Jamnia.
Afterward went
Judas forth with his brethren, and fought against the children of
Esau in the land
toward the south, where he
smote Hebron, and the
towns thereof, and pulled down the fortress of it, and burned the
towers thereof round about.
About this time they that were in the
tower shut up the Israelites round about the sanctuary, and sought always their
hurt, and the
strengthening of the heathen.
For which cause they of our nation
besiege the
tower, and are
alienated from us: moreover as many of us as they could light on they
slew, and
spoiled our inheritance.
And, behold, this day are they
besieging the
tower at Jerusalem, to take it: the sanctuary also and Bethsura have they fortified.
Upon this
Judas removed from the
tower, and pitched in Bathzacharias, over against the king’s camp.
Then the king rising very early marched fiercely with his host
toward Bathzacharias, where his armies made them ready to battle, and sounded the
trumpets.
And upon the beasts were there strong
towers of wood, which covered every one of them, and were
girt fast unto them with devices: there were also upon every one two and thirty strong men, that fought upon them, beside the Indian that ruled him.
Whereupon they came forth out of all the
towns of
Judea round about, and closed them in; so that they, turning back upon them that pursued them, were all slain with the sword, and not one of them was left.
Afterwards they took the spoils, and the prey, and
smote off Nicanors head, and his right hand, which he stretched out so proudly, and brought them away, and
hanged them up
toward Jerusalem.
He fortified also the city Bethsura, and Gazera, and the
tower, and put forces in them, and provision of
victuals.
Besides, he took the chief men’s sons in the country for hostages, and put them into the tower at Jerusalem to be kept.
Wherefore he gave him authority to gather together an host, and to provide weapons, that he might aid him in battle: he commanded also that the hostages that were in the tower should be delivered him.
Then came
Jonathan to Jerusalem, and read the letters in the
audience of all the people, and of them that were in the
tower:
Whereupon they of the
tower delivered their hostages unto
Jonathan, and he delivered them unto their parents.
And as for the tower which is at Jerusalem, I yield up authority over it, and give the high priest, that he may set in it such men as he shall choose to keep it.
And all the
overplus, which the officers payed not in as in former time, from henceforth shall be given
toward the works of the temple.
At the same time
Jonathan gathered together them that were in
Judea to take the
tower that was in Jerusalem: and he made many engines of war against it.
Then came ungodly persons, who
hated their own people, went unto the king, and told him that
Jonathan besieged the
tower,
We are determined to do good to the people of the Jews, who are our friends, and keep covenants with us, because of their good will toward us.
In the mean time
Jonathan sent unto king
Demetrius, that he would cast those of the
tower out of Jerusalem, and those also in the fortresses: for they fought against Israel.
And making the walls of Jerusalem higher, and raising a great mount between the
tower and the city, for to separate it from the city, that so it might be alone, that men might neither sell nor
buy in it.
Upon this they came together to build up the city,
forasmuch as part of the wall
toward the
brook on the east side was fallen down, and they repaired that which was called Caphenatha.
Now they that were in the
tower sent messengers unto Tryphon, to the end that he should
hasten his coming unto them by the wilderness, and send them
victuals.
Then Simon built up the strong holds in
Judea, and
fenced them about with high
towers, and great walls, and gates, and bars, and laid up
victuals therein.
In those days Simon camped against
Gaza and besieged it round about; he made also an engine of war, and set it by the city, and
battered a certain
tower, and took it.
So Simon was
appeased toward them, and fought no more against them, but put them out of the city, and
cleansed the houses wherein the idols were, and so entered into it with songs and
thanksgiving.
They also of the
tower in Jerusalem were kept so strait, that they could neither come forth, nor go into the country, nor
buy, nor sell: wherefore they were in great distress for want of
victuals, and a great number of them perished through famine.
Then
cried they to Simon,
beseeching him to be at one with them: which thing he granted them; and when he had put them out from thence, he
cleansed the
tower from pollutions:
He ordained also that that day should be kept every year with
gladness. Moreover the hill of the temple that was by the
tower he made stronger than it was, and there he dwelt himself with his company.
And gathered together a great number of
captives, and had the dominion of Gazera, and Bethsura, and the
tower, out of the which he took all uncleaness, neither was there any that resisted him.
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:
And when he had compassed the city round about, and joined ships close to the
town on the sea side, he
vexed the city by land and by sea, neither suffered he any to go out or in.
Furthermore he sent unto him Athenobius, one of his friends, to commune with him, and say, Ye
withhold Joppa and Gazera; with the
tower that is in Jerusalem, which are cities of my realm.
And commanded him to remove his host
toward Judea; also he commanded him to build up Cedron, and to
fortify the gates, and to war against the people; but as for the king himself, he pursued Tryphon.
So they fled even unto the
towers in the fields of
Azotus; wherefore he burned it with fire: so that there were slain of them about two thousand men. Afterward he returned into the land of
Judea in peace.
And all, holding their hands
toward heaven, made
supplication.
For he built
gladly a place of exercise under the
tower itself, and brought the chief young men under his subjection, and made them wear a
hat.
But
Menelaus, being now
convicted, promised Ptolemee the son of Dorymenes to give him much money, if he would
pacify the king
toward him.
But she bowing herself
toward him,
laughing the cruel
tyrant to
scorn, spake in her country language on this manner; O my son, have
pity upon me that bare thee nine months in my
womb, and gave thee such three years, and
nourished thee, and brought thee up unto this age, and
endured the troubles of education.
Then
Judas Maccabeus, and they that were with him, went
privily into the
towns, and called their kinsfolks together, and took unto them all such as continued in the Jews’ religion, and assembled about six thousand men.
Therefore he came at unawares, and burnt up
towns and cities, and got into his hands the most
commodious places, and overcame and put to flight no small number of his enemies.
Others likewise ascending after them, whiles they were
busied with them that were within, burnt the
towers, and
kindling fires burnt the blasphemers alive; and others broke open the gates, and, having received in the rest of the army, took the city,
So he came to
Judea, and drew near to Bethsura, which was a strong
town, but distant from Jerusalem about five furlongs, and he laid
sore siege unto it.
And when the
town was shut up, he went backward, as if he would return to root out all them of the city of
Joppa.
Now when they were gone from thence nine furlongs in their journey
toward Timotheus, no fewer than five thousand men on foot and five hundred
horsemen of the Arabians set upon him.
But they that were within it put such trust in the strength of the walls and provision of
victuals, that they
behaved themselves rudely
toward them that were with
Judas, railing and
blaspheming, and uttering such words as were not to be spoken.
Now when
Timotheus had knowledge of
Judas’ coming, he sent the women and children and the other
baggage unto a fortress called Carnion: for the
town was hard to
besiege, and uneasy to come unto, by reason of the straitness of all the places.
And after he had put to flight and destroyed them,
Judas removed the host
toward Ephron, a strong city, wherein
Lysias abode, and a great multitude of
divers nations, and the strong young men kept the walls, and defended them
mightily: wherein also was great provision of engines and darts.
Now there was in that place a
tower of fifty cubits high, full of ashes, and it had a round instrument which on every side
hanged down into the ashes.
And marched toward Bethsura, which was a strong hold of the Jews: but he was put to flight, failed, and lost of his men:
So at the commandment of the captain they removed
straightways from thence, and came near unto them at the
town of
Dessau.
But Alcimus, perceiving the love that was
betwixt them, and considering the covenants that were made, came to
Demetrius, and told him that Nicanor was not well affected
toward the state; for that he had ordained
Judas, a
traitor to his realm, to be the king’s successor.