520 verses contain “nigh” (in the KJV: 484, in the BSB: 320) — showing 501–520
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And, lo, they are cast out to the heat of the day, and to the
frost of the
night, and they died in great
miseries by famine, by sword, and by
pestilence.
O ye
nights and days,
bless ye the Lord:
bless and
exalt him above all for ever.
Now in the
night came the priests with their wives and children, as they were
wont to do, and did eat and drink up all.
Then took
Gorgias five thousand
footmen, and a thousand of the best
horsemen, and removed out of the camp by
night;
In the mean season came
Gorgias by
night into the camp of
Judas: and when he found no man there, he sought them in the mountains: for said he, These fellows
flee from us
From whence he removed by night, and went till he came to the fortress.
So the soldiers pitched, and
assaulted the city all that day and all that
night, till at the length the city was delivered into his hands:
But with their friends and such as
relied upon them they kept
amity: and that they had conquered kingdoms both far and
nigh,
insomuch as all that heard of their name were afraid of them:
They also of
Judas’ side, even they sounded their
trumpets also, so that the earth
shook at the noise of the armies, and the battle continued from morning till
night.
Then all the ungodly men held a council, saying, Behold,
Jonathan and his company are at ease, and dwell without care: now therefore we will bring Bacchides
hither, who shall take them all in one
night.
Thus there were burned and slain with the sword well nigh eight thousand men.
He sent
spies also unto their tents, who came again, and told him that they were appointed to come upon them in the
night season.
Wherefore so soon as the sun was down,
Jonathan commanded his men to watch, and to be in arms, that all the
night long they might be ready to fight: also he sent forth centinels round about the host.
Wherefore Tryphon made ready all his
horsemen to come that
night: but there fell a very great snow, by reason
whereof he came not. So he departed, and came into the country of Galaad.
So he chose out of the country twenty thousand men of war with
horsemen, who went out against Cendebeus, and rested that
night at Modin.
But specially took he advantage of the
night for such privy attempts,
insomuch that the fruit of his
holiness was spread every where.
And calling upon God the righteous Judge, he came against those murderers of his brethren, and burnt the
haven by
night, and set the boats on fire, and those that fled thither he
slew.
He came upon the Jamnites also by
night, and set fire on the
haven and the navy, so that the light of the fire was seen at Jerusalem two hundred and forty furlongs off.
Which things when
Judas perceived, he commanded the multitude to call upon the Lord
night and day, that if ever at any other time, he would now also help them, being at the point to be put from their law, from their country, and from the holy temple:
And having given the
watchword to them that were about him, Victory is of God; with the most
valiant and choice young men he went in into the king’s tent by
night, and
slew in the camp about four thousand men, and the chiefest of the elephants, with all that were upon him.
