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Then the LORD said to Abram: "Know for certain that your
descendants shall be aliens in a land not their own, where they
shall be enslaved and oppressed for four hundred years. But I will
bring judgment on the nation they must serve, and in the end they
will depart with great wealth. You, however, shall join your
forefathers in peace; you shall be buried at a contented old age."
[Taken from GEN 15:13-15]
The same night the LORD appeared to him and said: "I am
the God of your father Abraham. You have no need to fear, since I
am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for
the sake of my servant Abraham." So he built an altar there
and invoked the LORD by name. After he had pitched his tent there,
his servants began to dig a well nearby. Abimelech had meanwhile
come to him from Gerar, accompanied by Ahuzzath, his councilor,
and Phicol, the general of his army. Isaac asked them, "Why
have you come to me, seeing that you hate me and have driven me
away from you?" They answered: "We are convinced that
the LORD is with you, so we propose that there be a sworn
agreement between our two sides - between you and us. Let us make
a pact with you: you shall not act unkindly toward us, just as we
have not molested you, but have always acted kindly toward you and
have let you depart in peace. Henceforth, 'The LORD'S blessing be
upon you!'" Isaac then made a feast for them, and they ate
and drank. Early the next morning they exchanged oaths. Then Isaac
bade them farewell, and they departed from him in peace. That same
day Isaac's servants came and brought him news about the well they
had been digging; they told him, "We have reached water!"
[GEN 26:24-32]
Meanwhile, Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter
Dinah; but since his sons were out in the fields with his
livestock, he held his peace until they came home. [GEN 34:5]
After this Moses returned to his father-in-law Jethro and said
to him, "Let me go back, please, to my kinsmen in Egypt, to
see whether they are still living." Jethro replied, "Go
in peace." [EX 4:18]
"This is the ritual for the peace offerings that are
presented to the LORD." [Taken from LEV 7:11]
"If you live in accordance with my precepts and are
careful to observe my commandments, I will give you rain in due
season, so that the land will bear its crops, and the trees their
fruit; your threshing will last till vintage time, and your
vintage till the time for sowing, and you will have food to eat in
abundance, so that you may dwell securely in your land. I will
establish peace in the land, that you may lie down to rest without
anxiety... I will look with favor upon you, and make you fruitful
and numerous, as I carry out my covenant with you." [Taken
from LEV 26:3-6,9]
The LORD said to Moses: "Speak to Aaron and his sons and
tell them: This is how you shall bless the Israelites. Say to
them: The LORD bless you and keep you! The LORD let his face shine
upon you, and be gracious to you! The LORD look upon you kindly
and give you peace! So shall they invoke my name upon the
Israelites, and I will bless them." [NUM 6:22-27]
"So I sent messengers from the desert of Kedemoth to
Sihon, king of Heshbon, with this offer of peace: 'Let me pass
through your country by the highway; I will go along it without
turning aside to the right or to the left. For the food I eat
which you will supply, and for the water you give me to drink, you
shall be paid in silver. Only let me march through, as the
descendants of Esau who dwell in Seir and the Moabites who dwell
in Ar have done, until I cross the Jordan into the land which the
LORD, our God, is about to give us.' But Sihon, king of Heshbon,
refused to let us pass through his land, because the LORD, your
God, made him stubborn in mind and obstinate in heart that he
might deliver him up to you, as indeed he has now done." [DEUT
2:26-30]
"When you march up to attack a city, first offer it terms
of peace." [Taken from DEUT 20:10]
"No Ammonite or Moabite may ever be admitted into the
community of the LORD, nor any descendants of theirs even to the
tenth generation, because they would not succor you with food and
water on your journey after you left Egypt, and because Moab hired
Balaam, son of Beor, from Pethor in Aram Naharaim, to curse you;
though the LORD, your God, would not listen to Balaam and turned
his curse into a blessing for you, because he loves you. Never
promote their peace and prosperity as long as you live." [DEUT
23:4-7]
Now Adonizedek, king of Jerusalem, heard that, in the capture
and destruction of Ai, Joshua had done to that city and its king
as he had done to Jericho and its king. He heard also that the
inhabitants of Gibeon had made their peace with Israel, remaining
among them, and that there was great fear abroad, because Gibeon
was large enough for a royal city, larger even than the city of
Ai, and all its men were brave. So Adonizedek, king of Jerusalem,
sent for Hoham, king of Hebron, Piram, king of Jarmuth, Japhia,
king of Lachish, and Debir, king of Eglon, to come to his aid for
an attack on Gibeon, since it had concluded peace with Joshua and
the Israelites. [JOSH 10:1-4]
Joshua waged war against all these kings for a long time. With
the exception of the Hivites who lived in Gibeon, no city made
peace with the Israelites; all were taken in battle. For it was
the design of the LORD to encourage them to wage war against
Israel, that they might be doomed to destruction and thus receive
no mercy, but be exterminated, as the LORD had commanded Moses. At
that time Joshua penetrated the mountain regions and exterminated
the Anakim in Hebron, Debir, Anab, the entire mountain region of
Judah, and the entire mountain region of Israel. Joshua fulfilled
the doom on them and on their cities, so that no Anakim were left
in the land of the Israelites. However, some survived in Gaza, in
Gath, and in Ashdod. Thus Joshua captured the whole country, just
as the LORD had foretold to Moses. Joshua gave it to Israel as
their heritage, apportioning it among the tribes. And the land
enjoyed peace. [JOSH 11:18-23]
"Give me, therefore, this mountain region
which the LORD promised me that day, as you yourself heard. True,
the Anakim are there, with large fortified cities, but if the LORD
is with me I shall be able to drive them out, as the LORD
promised." Joshua blessed Caleb, son of Jephunneh, and gave
him Hebron as his heritage. Therefore Hebron remains the heritage
of the Kenizzite Caleb, son of Jephunneh, to the present day,
because he was completely loyal to the LORD, the God of Israel.
Hebron was formerly called Kiriath-arba, for Arba, the greatest
among the Anakim. And the land enjoyed peace. [JOSH 14:12-15]
And so the LORD gave Israel all the land he had
sworn to their fathers he would give them. Once they had conquered
and occupied it, the LORD gave them peace on every side, just as
he had promised their fathers. Not one of their enemies could
withstand them; the LORD brought all their enemies under their
power. Not a single promise that the LORD made to the house of
Israel was broken; every one was fulfilled. [JOSH 21:43-45]
Sisera, in the meantime, had fled on foot to the tent of Jael,
wife of the Kenite Heber, since Jabin, king of Hazor, and the
family of the Kenite Heber were at peace with one another. [JUDG
4:17]
So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made
him their leader and commander. In Mizpah, Jephthah settled all
his affairs before the LORD. Then he sent messengers to the king
of the Ammonites to say, "What have you against me that you
come to fight with me in my land?" He answered the messengers
of Jephthah, "Israel took away my land from the Arnon to the
Jabbok and the Jordan when they came up from Egypt. Now restore
the same peaceably." [JUDG 11:11-13]
Then the whole community sent a message to the Benjaminites at
the rock Rimmon, offering them peace. [JUDG 21:13]
In her bitterness she prayed to the LORD, weeping copiously,
and she made a vow, promising: "O LORD of hosts, if you look
with pity on the misery of your handmaid, if you remember me and
do not forget me, if you give your handmaid a male child, I will
give him to the LORD for as long as he lives; neither wine nor
liquor shall he drink, and no razor shall ever touch his
head." As she remained long at prayer before the LORD, Eli
watched her mouth, for Hannah was praying silently; though her
lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. Eli, thinking her
drunk, said to her, "How long will you make a drunken show of
yourself? Sober up from your wine!" "It isn't that, my
lord," Hannah answered. "I am an unhappy woman. I have
had neither wine nor liquor; I was only pouring out my troubles to
the LORD. Do not think your handmaid a ne'er-do-well; my prayer
has been prompted by my deep sorrow and misery." Eli said,
"Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you
have asked of him." [1SAM 1:10-17]
Thus were the Philistines subdued, never again to enter the territory of Israel, for the LORD was severe with them as long as Samuel lived.
The cities from Ekron to Gath which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to them. Israel also freed the territory of these cities from the dominion of the Philistines. Moreover there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
[1SAM 7:13-14]
Samuel did as the LORD had commanded him. When he entered
Bethlehem, the elders of the city came trembling to meet him and
inquired, "Is your visit peaceful, O seer?" [1SAM 16:4]
Jonathan said to David: "As the LORD, the God of Israel,
lives, I will sound out my father about this time tomorrow.
Whether he is well disposed toward David or not, I will send you
the information. Should it please my father to bring any injury
upon you, may the LORD do thus and so to Jonathan if I do not
apprise you of it and send you on your way in peace. May the LORD
be with you even as he was with my father. Only this: if I am
still alive, may you show me the kindness of the LORD. But if I
die, never withdraw your kindness from my house. And when the LORD
exterminates all the enemies of David from the surface of the
earth, the name of Jonathan must never be allowed by the family of
David to die out from among you, or the LORD will make you answer
for it." [1SAM 20:12-16]
When the boy had left, David rose from beside the mound and prostrated himself on the ground three times before Jonathan in homage. They kissed each other and wept aloud together.
At length Jonathan said to David, "Go in peace, in keeping with what we two have sworn by the name of the LORD: 'The LORD shall be between you and me, and between your posterity and mine forever.'"
[1SAM 20:42]
When David heard in the desert that Nabal was shearing his
flock, he sent ten young men, instructing them: "Go up to
Carmel. Pay Nabal a visit and greet him in my name. Say to him,
'Peace be with you, my brother, and with your family, and with all
who belong to you. I have just heard that shearers are with you.
Now, when your shepherds were with us, we did them no injury,
neither did they miss anything all the while they were in Carmel.
Ask your servants and they will tell you so. Look kindly on these
young men, since we come at a festival time. Please give your
servants and your son David whatever you can manage.'" [1SAM
25:4-8]
David said to Abigail: "Blessed be the LORD, the God of
Israel, who sent you to meet me today. Blessed be your good
judgment and blessed be you yourself, who this day have prevented
me from shedding blood and from avenging myself personally.
Otherwise, as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, who has
restrained me from harming you, if you had not come so promptly to
meet me, by dawn Nabal would not have had a single man or boy left
alive." David then took from her what she had brought him and
said to her: "Go up to your home in peace! See, I have
granted your request as a personal favor." [1SAM 25:32-35]
So Achish summoned David and said to him: "As the LORD lives, you are honest, and I should be pleased to have you active with me in the camp, for I have found nothing wrong with you from the day of your arrival to this day. But you are not welcome to the lords.
Withdraw peaceably, now, and do nothing that might displease the Philistine lords."
[1SAM 29:6-7]
When Abner, accompanied by twenty men, came to
David in Hebron, David prepared a feast for Abner and for the men
who were with him. Then Abner said to David, "I will now go
to assemble all Israel for my lord the king, that they may make an
agreement with you; you will then be king over all whom you wish
to rule." So David bade Abner farewell, and he went away in
peace. Just then David's servants and Joab were coming in from an
expedition, bringing much plunder with them. Abner, having been
dismissed by David, was no longer with him in Hebron but had gone
his way in peace. When Joab and the whole force he had with him
arrived, he was informed, "Abner, son of Ner, came to David;
he has been sent on his way in peace." So Joab went to the
king and said: "What have you done? Abner came to you. Why
did you let him go peacefully on his way? Are you not aware that
Abner came to deceive you and to learn the ins and outs of all
that you are doing?" [2SAM 3:20-25]
All of Hadadezer's vassal kings, in view of their defeat by
Israel, then made peace with the Israelites and became their
subjects. And the Arameans were afraid to give further aid to the
Ammonites. [2SAM 10:19]
Zadok, too (with all the Levite bearers of the ark of the
covenant of God), and Abiathar brought the ark of God to a halt
until the soldiers had marched out of the city. Then the king said
to Zadok: "Take the ark of God back to the city. If I find
favor with the LORD, he will bring me back and permit me to see it
and its lodging. But if he should say, 'I am not pleased with
you,' I am ready; let him do to me as he sees fit." The king
also said to the priest Zadok: "See to it that you and
Abiathar return to the city in peace, and both your sons with you,
your own son Ahimaaz, and Abiathar's son Jonathan. Remember, I
shall be waiting at the fords near the desert until I receive
information from you." So Zadok and Abiathar took the ark of
God back to Jerusalem and remained there. [2SAM 15:24-29]
Ahithophel went on to say to Absalom: "Please let me
choose twelve thousand men, and be off in pursuit of David
tonight. If I come upon him when he is weary and discouraged, I
shall cause him panic. When all the people with him flee, I shall
strike down the king alone. Then I can bring back the rest of the
people to you, as a bride returns to her husband. It is the death
of only one man you are seeking; then all the people will be at
peace." This plan was agreeable to Absalom and to all the
elders of Israel. [2SAM 17:1-4]
"You yourself know what Joab, son of Zeruiah, did to me when he slew the two generals of Israel's armies, Abner, son of Ner, and Amasa, son of Jether. He took revenge for the blood of war in a time of peace, and put bloodshed without provocation on the belt about my waist and the sandal on my foot.
Act with the wisdom you possess; you must not allow him to go down to the grave in peaceful old age."
[Taken from 1KGS 2:5-6]
"The LORD will hold him responsible for his own blood, because he struck down two men better and more just than himself, and slew them with the sword without my father David's knowledge: Abner, son of Ner, general of Israel's army, and Amasa, son of Jether, general of Judah's army. Joab and his descendants shall be responsible forever for their blood. But there shall be the peace of the LORD forever for David, and his descendants, and his house, and his throne."
[Taken from 1KGS 2:32-33]
[Solomon] ruled over all the land west of the Euphrates, from Tiphsah
to Gaza, and over all its kings, and he had peace on all his
borders round about. [Taken from 1KGS 5:4]
Solomon sent back this message to Hiram: "You know that my
father David, because of the enemies surrounding him on all sides,
could not build a temple in honor of the LORD, his God, until such
a time as the LORD should put these enemies under the soles of his
feet. But now the LORD, my God, has given me peace on all sides.
There is no enemy or threat of danger. So I purpose to build a
temple in honor of the LORD, my God, as the LORD predicted to my
father David when he said: 'It is your son whom I will put upon
your throne in your place who shall build the temple in my honor.'
Give orders, then, to have cedars from the Lebanon cut down for
me. My servants shall accompany yours, since you know that there
is no one among us who is skilled in cutting timber like the
Sidonians, and I will pay you whatever you say for your servants'
salary." When he had heard the words of Solomon, Hiram was
pleased and said, "Blessed be the LORD this day, who has
given David a wise son to rule this numerous people." Hiram
then sent word to Solomon, "I agree to the proposal you sent
me, and I will provide all the cedars and fir trees you wish. My
servants shall bring them down from the Lebanon to the sea, and I
will arrange them into rafts in the sea and bring them wherever
you say. There I will break up the rafts, and you shall take the
lumber. You, for your part, shall furnish the provisions I desire
for my household." So Hiram continued to provide Solomon with
all the cedars and fir trees he wished; while Solomon every year
gave Hiram twenty thousand kors of wheat to provide for his
household, and twenty thousand measures of pure oil. The LORD,
moreover, gave Solomon wisdom as he promised him, and there was
peace between Hiram and Solomon, since they were parties to a
treaty. [1KGS 5:16-26]
But the king answered him, "How many times must I adjure
you to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the
LORD?" So Micaiah said: "I see all Israel scattered on
the mountains, like sheep without a shepherd, and the LORD saying,
'These have no master! Let each of them go back home in
peace.'" [1KGS 22:16-17]
Jehoshaphat also made peace with the king of Israel. [1KGS
22:45]
"Go in peace," Elisha said to [Naaman]. [Taken from
2KGS 5:19]
Hezekiah replied to Isaiah, "The word of the LORD which
you have spoken is favorable." For he thought, "There
will be peace and security in my lifetime." [2KGS 20:19]
'Thus says the LORD: I will bring upon this place and upon its
inhabitants all the evil that is threatened in the book which the
king of Judah has read. Because they have forsaken me and have
burned incense to other gods, provoking me by everything to which
they turn their hands, my anger is ablaze against this place and
it cannot be extinguished.' "But to the king of Judah who
sent you to consult the LORD, give this response: 'Thus says the
LORD, the God of Israel: As for the threats you have heard,
because you were heartsick and have humbled yourself before the
LORD when you heard my threats that this place and its inhabitants
would become a desolation and a curse; because you tore your
garments and wept before me; I in turn have listened, says the
LORD. I will therefore gather you to your ancestors; you shall go
to your grave in peace, and your eyes shall not see all the evil I
will bring upon this place.'" This they reported to the king.
[2KGS 22:16-20]
They found abundant and good pastures, and the land was spacious,
quiet, and peaceful. [1CHRON 4:40]
David went out to meet them and addressed them in these words:
"If you come peacefully, to help me, I am of a mind to have
you join me. But if you have come to betray me to my enemies
though my hands have done no wrong, may the God of our fathers see
and punish you." Then spirit enveloped Amasai, the chief of the Thirty, who
spoke: "We are yours, O David, we are with you, O son of
Jesse. Peace, peace to you, and peace to him who helps you; your
God it is who helps you." So David received them and placed
them among the leaders of his troops. [1CHRON 12:18-19]
When the vassals of Hadadezer saw themselves vanquished by
Israel, they made peace with David and became his subjects. After
this, the Arameans refused to come to the aid of the Ammonites.
[1CHRON 19:19]
David said to Solomon: "My son, it was my purpose to build
a house myself for the honor of the LORD, my God. But this word of
the LORD came to me: 'You have shed much blood, and you have waged
great wars. You may not build a house in my honor, because you
have shed too much blood upon the earth in my sight. However, a
son is to be born to you. He will be a peaceful man, and I will
give him rest from all his enemies on every side. For Solomon
shall be his name, and in his time I will bestow peace and tranquility
on Israel. It is he who shall build a house in my honor; he shall
be a son to me, and I will be a father to him, and I will
establish the throne of his kingship over Israel forever.'" [1CHRON
22:7-10]
Abijah rested with his ancestors; they buried him in the City
of David. His son Asa succeeded him as king. During his time, ten
years of peace began in the land. [2CHRON 13:23]
Asa did what was good and pleasing to the LORD, his God,
removing the heathen altars and the high places, breaking to
pieces the sacred pillars, and cutting down the sacred poles. He
commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to
observe the law and its commands. He removed the high places and
incense stands from all the cities of Judah, and under him the
kingdom had peace. He built fortified cities in Judah, for the
land had peace and no war was waged against him during these
years, because the LORD had given him peace. He said to Judah:
"Let us build these cities and surround them with walls,
towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours, for we have sought
the LORD, our God; we sought him, and he has given us rest on
every side." So they built and prospered. [2CHRON 14:1-6]
Upon Azariah, son of Oded, came the spirit of God. He went
forth to meet Asa and said to him: "Hear me, Asa and all
Judah and Benjamin! The LORD is with you when you are with him,
and if you seek him he will be present to you; but if you abandon
him, he will abandon you. For a long time Israel had no true God,
no priest-teacher and no law, but when in their distress they
turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was
present to them. In that former time there was no peace for anyone
to go or come, but there were many terrors upon the inhabitants of
the lands. Nation crushed nation and city crushed city, for God
destroyed them by every kind of adversity. But as for you, be
strong and do not relax, for your work shall be rewarded." [2CHRON
15:1-7]
And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the surrounding lands when they heard how the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.
Thereafter Jehoshaphat's kingdom enjoyed peace, for his God gave him rest on every side.
[2CHRON 20:29-30]
"But now, O our God, what can we say after all this? For
we have abandoned your commandments, which you gave through your
servants the prophets: the land which you are entering to take as
your possession is a land unclean with the filth of the peoples of
the land, with the abominations with which they have filled it
from one end to the other in their uncleanness. Do not, then, give
your daughters to their sons in marriage, and do not take their
daughters for your sons. Never promote their peace and prosperity;
thus you will grow strong, enjoy the produce of the land, and
leave it as an inheritance to your children forever. After all
that has come upon us for our evil deeds and our great
guilt-though you, our God, have made less of our sinfulness than
it deserved and have allowed us to survive as we do - shall we
again violate your commandments by intermarrying with these
abominable peoples? Would you not become so angered with us as to
destroy us without remnant or survivor? O LORD, God of Israel, you
are just; yet we have been spared, the remnant we are today. Here
we are before you in our sins. Because of all this, we can no
longer stand in your presence." [EZRA 9:10-15]
"I have given her in marriage to seven men, all of whom were
kinsmen of ours, and all died on the very night they approached
her. But now, son, eat and drink. I am sure the Lord will look
after you both." Tobiah answered, "I will eat or drink
nothing until you set aside what belongs to me." Raguel said
to him: "I will do it. She is yours according to the decree
of the Book of Moses. Your marriage to her has been decided in
heaven! Take your kinswoman; from now on you are her love, and she
is your beloved. She is yours today and ever after. And tonight,
son, may the Lord of heaven prosper you both. May he grant you
mercy and peace." Then Raguel called his daughter Sarah, and she came to him. He
took her by the hand and gave her to Tobiah with the words:
"Take her according to the law. According to the decree
written in the Book of Moses she is your wife. Take her and bring
her back safely to your father. And may the God of heaven grant
both of you peace and prosperity." [Taken from TOBIT 7:11-12]
Bidding them farewell, he let them go. He embraced Tobiah and
said to him: "Good-bye, my son. Have a safe journey. May the
Lord of heaven grant prosperity to you and to your wife Sarah. And
may I see children of yours before I die!" Then he kissed his
daughter Sarah and said to her: "My daughter, honor your
father-in-law and your mother-in-law, because from now on they are
as much your parents as the ones who brought you into the world.
Go in peace, my daughter; let me hear good reports about you as
long as I live." Finally he said good-bye to them and sent
them away. Then Edna said to Tobiah: "My child and beloved
kinsman, may the Lord bring you back safely, and may I live long
enough to see children of you and of my daughter Sarah before I
die. Before the Lord, I entrust my daughter to your care. Never
cause her grief at any time in your life. Go in peace, my child.
From now on I am your mother, and Sarah is your beloved. May all
of us be prosperous all the days of our lives." She kissed
them both and sent them away in peace. [TOBIT 10:11-13]
Tobit answered, "It is only fair, son, that he should receive half of all that he brought back."
So Tobiah called Raphael and said, "Take as your wages half of all that you have brought back, and go in peace."
[TOBIT 12:4-5]
Tobit died peacefully at the age of a hundred and twelve, and
received an honorable burial in Nineveh. [TOBIT 14:1]
They therefore sent messengers to him to sue for peace in these words:
"We, the servants of Nebuchadnezzar the great king, lie prostrate before you; do with us as you will."
[Taken from JDTH 3:1-2]
All the people, therefore, including youths, women, and
children, went in a crowd to Uzziah and the rulers of the city.
They set up a great clamor and said before the elders: "God
judge between you and us! You have done us grave injustice in not
making peace with the Assyrians. There is no help for us now!
Instead, God has sold us into their power by laying us prostrate
before them in thirst and utter exhaustion." [Taken from JDTH
7:23-25]
Then Judith said to them: "Listen to me! I will do
something that will go down from generation to generation among
the descendants of our race. Stand at the gate tonight to let me
pass through with my maid; and within the days you have specified
before you will surrender the city to our enemies, the Lord will
rescue Israel by my hand. You must not inquire into what I am
doing, for I will not tell you until my plan has been
accomplished." Uzziah and the rulers said to her, "Go in
peace, and may the Lord God go before you to take vengeance upon
our enemies!" Then they withdrew from the tent and returned
to their posts. [JDTH 8:32-36]
"When I came to rule many peoples and to hold sway over the
whole world, I determined not to be carried away with the sense of
power, but always to deal fairly and with clemency; to provide for
my subjects a life of complete tranquility; and by making my
government humane and effective as far as the borders, to restore
the peace desired by all men." [ESTH B:2]
"We must provide for the future, so as to render the kingdom undisturbed and peaceful for all men, taking advantage of changing conditions and deciding always with equitable treatment matters coming to our attention."
[ESTH E:8-9]
Queen Esther, daughter of Abihail and of Mordecai the Jew, wrote to confirm with full authority this second letter about Purim, when Mordecai sent documents concerning peace and security to all the Jews in the hundred and twenty-seven provinces of Ahasuerus' kingdom.
[ESTH 9:29-30]
The Jew Mordecai was next in rank to King Ahasuerus, in high
standing among the Jews, and was regarded with favor by his many
brethren, as the promoter of his people's welfare and the herald
of peace for his whole race. [ESTH 10:3]
Two years later, the king sent the Mysian commander to the cities of Judah, and he came to Jerusalem with a strong force.
He spoke to them deceitfully in peaceful terms, and won their trust. Then he attacked the city suddenly, in a great onslaught, and destroyed many of the people in Israel.
[1MACC 1:29-30]
Judas Maccabeus and his brother Jonathan crossed the Jordan and marched for three days through the desert. There they met some Nabateans, who received them peacefully and told them all that had happened to the Jews in
Gilead [Taken from 1MACC 5:24-25]
Then Judas sent them this peaceful message: "We wish to
cross your territory in order to reach our own; no one will harm
you; we will only march through." But they would not open to
him. [1MACC 5:48]
When the Jews saw the strength of the royal army and the ardor
of its forces, they retreated from them. A part of the king's army
went up to Jerusalem to attack them, and the king established
camps in Judea and at Mount Zion. He made peace with the men of
Beth-zur, and they evacuated the city, because they had no food
there to enable them to stand a siege, for that was a sabbath year
in the land. [1MACC 6:47-49]
Lysias heard that Philip, whom King Antiochus, before his
death, had appointed to train his son Antiochus to be king, had
returned from Persia and Media with the army that accompanied the
king, and that he was seeking to take over the government. So he
hastily resolved to withdraw. He said to the king, the leaders of
the army, and the soldiers: "We are growing weaker every day,
our provisions are scanty, the place we are besieging is strong,
and it is our duty to take care of the affairs of the kingdom.
Therefore let us now come to terms with these men, and make peace
with them and all their nation. Let us grant them freedom to live
according to their own laws as formerly; it was on account of
their laws, which we abolished, that they became angry and did all
these things." The proposal found favor with the king and the
leaders; he sent peace terms to the Jews, and they accepted. So
the king and the leaders swore an oath to them, and on these terms
they evacuated the fortification. But when the king entered Mount
Zion and saw how the place was fortified, he broke the oath he had
sworn and gave orders for the encircling wall to be destroyed.
Then he departed in haste and returned to Antioch, where he found
Philip in possession of the city. He fought against him and took
the city by force. [1MACC 6:55-63]
Then the king chose Bacchides, one of the King's Friends,
governor of West-of-Euphrates, a great man in the kingdom, and
faithful to the king. He sent him and the impious Alcimus, to whom
he granted the high priesthood, with orders to take revenge on the
Israelites. They set out and, on arriving in the land of Judah
with a great army, sent messengers who spoke deceitfully to Judas
and his brothers in peaceful terms. But these paid no attention to
their words, seeing that they had come with a great army. A group
of scribes, however, gathered about Alcimus and Bacchides to ask
for a just agreement. The Hasideans were the first among the
Israelites to seek peace with them, for they said, "A priest
of the line of Aaron has come with the army, and he will not do us
any wrong." He spoke with them peacefully and swore to them,
"We will not try to injure you or your friends." So they
trusted him. But he arrested sixty of them and killed them in one
day, according to the text of Scripture: "The flesh of your
saints they have strewn, and their blood they have shed round
about Jerusalem, and there was no one to bury them." Then
fear and dread of them came upon all the people, who said:
"There is no truth or justice among them; they violated the
agreement and the oath that they swore." [1MACC 7:8-18]
Then the king sent Nicanor, one of his famous officers, who was
a bitter enemy of Israel, with orders to destroy the people.
Nicanor came to Jerusalem with a large force and deceitfully sent
to Judas and his brothers this peaceable message: "Let there
be no fight between me and you. I will come with a few men to meet
you peaceably." So he came to Judas, and they greeted one
another peaceably. But Judas' enemies were prepared to seize him.
When he became aware that Nicanor had come to him with treachery
in mind, Judas was afraid and would not meet him again. [1MACC 7:26-30]
So Judas chose Eupolemus, son of John, son of Accos, and Jason,
son of Eleazar, and sent them to Rome to establish an alliance of
friendship with them. He did this to get rid of the yoke, for it
was obvious that the kingdom of the Greeks was subjecting Israel
to slavery. After making a very long journey to Rome, the envoys
entered the senate and spoke as follows: "Judas, called
Maccabeus, and his brothers, with the Jewish people, have sent us
to you to make a peaceful alliance with you, and to enroll
ourselves among your allies and friends." The proposal
pleased the Romans [Taken from 1MACC 8:17-21]
Then all the transgressors of the law held a council and said:
"Jonathan and his companions are living in peace and
security. Now then, let us have Bacchides return, and he will
capture all of them in a single night." [1MACC 9:58]
Jonathan learned of this and sent ambassadors to make peace
with him and to obtain the release of the prisoners. [1MACC 9:70]
In the year one hundred and sixty, Alexander, who was called
Epiphanes, son of Antiochus, came up and took Ptolemais. He was
accepted and began to reign there. When King Demetrius heard of
it, he mustered a very large army and marched out to engage him in
combat. Demetrius sent a letter to Jonathan written in peaceful
terms, to pay him honor; for he said: "Let us be the first to
make peace with him, before he makes peace with Alexander against
us, since he will remember all the wrongs we have done to him, his
brothers, and his nation." So Demetrius authorized him to
gather an army and procure arms as his ally; and he ordered that
the hostages in the citadel be released to him. Accordingly
Jonathan went up to Jerusalem and read the letter to all the
people. The men in the citadel were struck with fear when they
heard that the king had given him authority to gather an army.
They released the hostages to Jonathan, and he gave them back to
their parents. Thereafter Jonathan dwelt in Jerusalem, and began
to build and restore the city. [1MACC 10:1-10]
When Jonathan and the people heard these words, they neither believed nor accepted them, for they remembered the great evil that Demetrius had done in Israel, and how sorely he had afflicted them.
They therefore decided in favor of Alexander, for he had been the first to address them peaceably, and they remained his allies for the rest of his life.
[1MACC 10:46-47]
Some pestilent Israelites, transgressors of the law, united
against him to accuse him, but the king paid no heed to them. He
ordered Jonathan to be divested of his ordinary garments and to be
clothed in royal purple; and so it was done. The king also had him
seated at his side. He said to his magistrates: "Go with him
to the center of the city and make a proclamation that no one is
to bring charges against him on any grounds or be troublesome to
him in any way." When his accusers saw the honor paid to him
in the proclamation, and the purple with which he was clothed,
they all fled. The king also honored him by numbering him among
his Chief Friends and made him military commander and governor of
the province. So Jonathan returned in peace and happiness to
Jerusalem.
[1MACC 10:61-66]
The king of Egypt gathered his forces, as numerous as the sands
of the seashore, and many ships; and he sought by deceit to take
Alexander's kingdom and add it to his own. He entered Syria with
peaceful words, and the people in the cities opened their gates to
welcome him, as King Alexander had ordered them to do, since
Ptolemy was his father-in-law. But when Ptolemy entered the
cities, he stationed garrison troops in each one. [1MACC 11:1-3]
When King Demetrius saw that the land was peaceful under his
rule and that he had no opposition, he dismissed his entire army,
every man to his home, except the foreign troops which he had
hired from the islands of the nations. So all the soldiers who had
served under his predecessors hated him. [1MACC 11:38]
When the populace saw that the Jews held the city at their mercy, they lost courage and cried out to the king in supplication, "Give us your terms and let the Jews stop attacking us and our city." So they threw down their arms and made peace.
The Jews thus gained glory in the eyes of the king and all his subjects, and they became renowned throughout his kingdom.
[Taken from 1MACC 11:49-51]
But when King Demetrius was sure of his royal throne, and the land was peaceful under his rule,
he broke all his promises and became estranged from Jonathan. Instead of rewarding Jonathan for all the favors he had received from him, he caused him much trouble. [1MACC
11:52-53]
Jonathan set out and traveled through West-of-Euphrates and its
cities, and all the forces of Syria espoused his cause as allies.
When he arrived at Ashkalon, the citizens welcomed him with pomp.
But when he set out for Gaza, the people of Gaza locked their
gates against him. So he besieged it and burned and plundered its
suburbs. Then the people of Gaza appealed to him for mercy, and he
granted them peace. He took the sons of their chief men as
hostages and sent them to Jerusalem. He then traveled on through
the province as far as Damascus. [1MACC 11:60-62]
Jonathan heard that the generals of Demetrius had come with a
strong force to Kadesh in Galilee, intending to remove him from
office. So he went to meet them, leaving his brother Simon in the
province. Simon besieged Beth-zur, attacked it for many days, and
blockaded the inhabitants. When they sued for peace, he granted it
to them. He expelled them from the city, took possession of it,
and put a garrison there. [1MACC 11:63-66]
In reply, King Demetrius sent him the following letter:
"King Demetrius sends greetings to Simon the high priest, the
friend of kings, and to the elders and the Jewish people. We have
received the gold crown and the palm branch that you sent. We are
willing to be on most peaceful terms with you and to write to our
official to grant you release from tribute. Whatever we have
guaranteed to you remains in force, and the strongholds that you
have built shall remain yours. We remit any oversights and
defaults incurred up to now, as well as the crown tax that you
owe. Any other tax that may have been collected in Jerusalem shall
no longer be collected there. If any of you are qualified for
enrollment in our service, let them be enrolled. Let there be
peace between us." Thus in the year one hundred and seventy,
the yoke of the Gentiles was removed from Israel, and the people
began to write in their records and contracts, "In the first
year of Simon, high priest, governor, and leader of the
Jews." [1MACC 13:35-42]
In those days Simon besieged Gazara and surrounded it with
troops. He made a siege machine, pushed it up against the city,
and attacked and captured one of the towers. The men who had been
on the siege machine jumped down into the city and caused a great
tumult there. The men of the city, joined by their wives and
children, went up on the wall, with their garments rent, and cried
out in loud voices, begging Simon to grant them peace. "Do
not treat us according to our evil deeds," they said,
"but according to your mercy." So Simon came to terms
with them and did not destroy them. He made them leave the city,
however, and he purified the houses in which there were idols.
Then he entered the city with hymns and songs of praise. After
removing from it everything that was impure, he settled there men
who observed the law. He improved its fortifications and built
himself a residence. The men in the citadel in Jerusalem were
prevented from going out into the country and back for the
purchase of food; they suffered greatly from hunger, and many of
them died of starvation. They finally cried out to Simon for
peace, and he gave them peace. He expelled them from the citadel
and cleansed it of impurities. [1MACC 13:43-50]
The land was at rest all the days of Simon, who sought the good
of his nation. His people were delighted with his power and his
magnificence throughout his reign. As his crowning glory he
captured the port of Joppa and made it a gateway to the isles of
the sea. He enlarged the borders of his nation and gained control
of the country. He took many enemies prisoners of war and made
himself master of Gazara, Beth-zur, and the citadel. He cleansed
the citadel of its impurities; there was no one to withstand him.
The people cultivated their land in peace; the land yielded its
produce and the trees of the field their fruit. Old men sat in the
squares, all talking about the good times, while the young men
wore the glorious apparel of war. He supplied the cities with food
and equipped them with means of defense, till his glorious name
reached the ends of the earth. He brought peace to the land, and
Israel was filled with happiness. [1MACC 14:4-11]
The Jews in Jerusalem and in the land of Judea send greetings
to their brethren, the Jews in Egypt, and wish them true peace!
May God bless you and remember his covenant with his faithful
servants, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. May he give to all of you a
heart to worship him and to do his will readily and generously.
May he open your heart to his law and his commandments and grant
you peace. May he hear your prayers, and be reconciled to you, and
never forsake you in time of adversity. Even now we are praying
for you here. [2MACC 1:1-6]
While the holy city lived in perfect peace and the laws were strictly observed because of the piety of the high priest Onias and his hatred of evil,
the kings themselves honored the Place and glorified the temple with the most magnificent gifts. [2MACC
3:1-2]
Onias saw that the opposition was serious and that Apollonius,
son of Menestheus, the governor of Coelesyria and Phoenicia, was
abetting Simon's wickedness. So he had recourse to the king, not
as an accuser of his countrymen, but as a man looking to the
general and particular good of all the people. He saw that, unless
the king intervened, it would be impossible to have a peaceful
government, and that Simon would not desist from his folly. [2MACC
4:4-6]
Out of hatred for the Jewish citizens, the king sent
Appollonius, commander of the Mysians, at the head of an army of
twenty-two thousand men, with orders to kill all the grown men and
sell the women and young men into slavery. When this man arrived
in Jerusalem, he pretended to be peacefully disposed and waited
until the holy day of the sabbath; then, finding the Jews
refraining from work, he ordered his men to parade fully armed. [Taken
from 2MACC 5:23-25]
Ptolemy, surnamed Macron, had taken the lead in treating the
Jews fairly because of the previous injustice that had been done
them, and he endeavored to have peaceful relations with them.
[2MACC 10:12]
After these agreements were made, Lysias returned to the king, and the Jews went about their farming.
But some of the local governors, Timothy and Apollonius, son of
Gennaeus, as also Hieronymus and Demophon, to say nothing of
Nicanor, the commander of the Cyprians, would not allow them to live in peace.
[2MACC 12:1-2]
Realizing that they could indeed be useful in many respects,
Judas agreed to make peace with them. After the pledge of
friendship had been exchanged, the Arabs withdrew to their tents.
[2MACC 12:12]
When he came to Ptolemais, the people of that city were angered by the peace treaty; in fact they were so indignant that they wanted to annul its provisions.
But Lysias took the platform, defended the treaty as well as he could and won them over by persuasion. After calming them and gaining their good will, he returned to Antioch.
[Taken from 2MACC 13:25-26]
A certain Alcimus, a former high priest, who had willfully
incurred defilement at the time of the revolt, realized that there
was no way for him to salvage his position and regain access to
the holy altar. So he went to King Demetrius in the year one
hundred and fifty-one and presented him with a gold crown and a
palm branch, as well as some of the customary olive branches from
the temple. On that occasion he kept quiet. But he found an
opportunity to further his mad scheme when he was invited to the
council by Demetrius and questioned about the dispositions and
intentions of the Jews. He replied: "Those Jews called
Hasideans, led by Judas Maccabeus, are warmongers, who stir up
sedition and keep the kingdom from enjoying peace and quiet. For
this reason, now that I am deprived of my ancestral dignity, that
is to say, the high priesthood, I have come here - first, out of
my genuine concern for the king's interests, and secondly, out of
consideration for my own countrymen, since our entire nation is
suffering great affliction from the unreasonable conduct of the
people just mentioned. When you have informed yourself in detail
on these matters, O king, act in the interest of our country and
its hard-pressed people with the same gracious consideration that
you show toward all. As long as Judas is around, it is impossible
for the state to enjoy peace." When he had said this, the
other Friends who were hostile to Judas quickly added fuel to
Demetrius' indignation. [2MACC 14:3-11]
I have no peace nor ease; I have no rest, for trouble comes!
[JOB 3:26]
I was in peace, but he dislodged me; he seized me by the neck
and dashed me to pieces. He has set me up for a target [Taken from
JOB
16:12]
In peace I shall both lie down and sleep, for you alone, LORD,
make me secure. [PS 4:9]
Do not drag me off with the wicked, with those who do wrong,
Who speak peace to their neighbors though evil is in their hearts.
[PS 28:3]
May the LORD give might to his people; may the LORD bless his
people with peace! [PS 29:11]
Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the
LORD. Who among you loves life, takes delight in prosperous days?
Keep your tongue from evil, your lips from speaking lies. Turn
from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. The LORD has eyes
for the just and ears for their cry. [Taken from PS 34:12-16]
Do not let lying foes smirk at me, my undeserved enemies wink
knowingly. They speak no words of peace, but against the quiet in
the land they fashion deceitful speech. They open wide their
mouths against me. They say, "Aha! Good! Our eyes relish the
sight!" You see this, LORD; do not be silent; Lord, do not
withdraw from me. Awake, be vigilant in my defense, in my cause,
my God and my Lord. Defend me because you are just, LORD; my God,
do not let them gloat over me. Do not let them say in their
hearts, "Aha! Just what we wanted!" Do not let them say,
"We have devoured that one!" Put to shame and confound
all who relish my misfortune. Clothe with shame and disgrace those
who lord it over me. But let those who favor my just cause shout
for joy and be glad. May they ever say, "Exalted be the LORD
who delights in the peace of his loyal servant." Then my
tongue shall recount your justice, declare your praise, all the
day long. [PS 35:19-28]
Observe the honest, mark the upright; those at peace with God have a future.
But all sinners will be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.
[PS 37:37-38]
Take your plague away from me; I am ravaged by the touch of
your hand. You rebuke our guilt and chasten us; you dissolve all
we prize like a cobweb. All mortals are but a breath. Listen to my
prayer, LORD, hear my cry; do not be deaf to my weeping! I sojourn
with you like a passing stranger, a guest, like all my ancestors.
Turn your gaze from me, that I may find peace before I depart to
be no more. [Taken from PS 39:11-14]
God will give me freedom and peace from those who war against
me, though there are many who oppose me. [PS 55:19]
I will listen for the word of God; surely the LORD will
proclaim peace To his people, to the faithful, to those who trust
in him. Near indeed is salvation for the loyal; prosperity will
fill our land. Love and truth will meet; justice and peace will
kiss. Truth will spring from the earth; justice will look down
from heaven. The LORD will surely grant abundance; our land will
yield its increase. Prosperity will march before the Lord, and
good fortune will follow behind. [PS 85:9-14]
Lovers of your teaching have much peace; for them there is no
stumbling block. [PS 119:165]
Too long did I live among those who hated peace. When I spoke of peace, they were for war. [PS
120:6-7]
For the peace of Jerusalem pray: "May those who love you
prosper! May peace be within your ramparts, prosperity within your
towers." For family and friends I say, "May peace be
yours." For the house of the LORD, our God, I pray, "May
blessings be yours." [PS 122:6-9]
Do good, LORD, to the good, to those who are upright of heart. But those who turn aside to crooked ways may the LORD send down with the wicked.
Peace upon Israel! [PS 125:4-5]
May the LORD bless you from Zion, all the days of your life That you may share Jerusalem's joy and live to see your children's
children. Peace upon Israel!
[PS 128:5-6]
Glorify the LORD, Jerusalem; Zion, offer praise to your God, Who has strengthened the bars of your gates, blessed your children within you, Brought peace to your borders, and filled you with finest wheat.
[PS 147:12-14]
"Then they call me, but I answer not; they seek me, but
find me not; Because they hated knowledge, and chose not the fear
of the LORD; They ignored my counsel, they spurned all my reproof;
And in their arrogance they preferred arrogance, and like fools
they hated knowledge: Now they must eat the fruit of their own
way, and with their own devices be glutted. For the self-will of
the simple kills them, the smugness of fools destroys them. But he
who obeys me dwells in security, in peace, without fear of
harm." [PROV 1:28-33]
My son, forget not my teaching, keep in mind my commands; For many days, and years of life, and peace, will they bring you.
[PROV 3:1-2]
Happy the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains
understanding! For her profit is better than profit in silver, and
better than gold is her revenue; She is more precious than corals,
and none of your choice possessions can compare with her. Long
life is in her right hand, in her left are riches and honor; Her
ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace; She is a tree
of life to those who grasp her, and he is happy who holds her
fast. [PROV 3:13-18]
Plot no evil against your neighbor, against him who lives at peace with you.
Quarrel not with a man without cause, with one who has done you no harm.
[PROV 3:29-30]
He who winks at a fault causes trouble, but he who frankly
reproves promotes peace. [PROV 10:10]
Deceit is in the hands of those who plot evil, but those who
counsel peace have joy. [PROV 12:20]
The quick-tempered man makes a fool of himself, but the prudent
man is at peace. [PROV 14:17]
When the LORD is pleased with a man's ways, he makes even his
enemies be at peace with him. [PROV 16:7]
Better a dry crust with peace than a house full of feasting
with strife. [PROV 17:1]
If a wise man disputes with a fool, he may rage or laugh but
can have no peace. [PROV 29:9]
There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens.
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to uproot the plant.
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to tear down, and a time to build. A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance. A time to scatter stones, and a time to gather them; a time to embrace, and a time to be far from embraces.
A time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away. A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to be silent, and a time to speak.
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
[ECCL 3:1-8]
But the souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them.
They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead; and their passing away was thought an affliction
and their going forth from us, utter destruction. But they are in peace.
[WISDOM 3:1-3]
Then it was not enough for them to err in their knowledge of
God; but even though they live in a great war of ignorance, they
call such evils peace. [WISDOM 14:22]
For when peaceful stillness compassed everything and the night in its swift course was half spent, Your all-powerful word from
heaven's royal throne bounded, a fierce warrior, into the doomed land,
bearing the sharp sword of your inexorable decree. And as he alighted, he filled every place with death; he still reached to heaven, while he stood upon the earth.
[WISDOM 18:14-16]
Wisdom's garland is fear of the LORD, with blossoms of peace
and perfect health. [SIRACH 1:16]
Never trust your enemy, for his wickedness is like corrosion in
bronze. Even though he acts humbly and peaceably toward you, take
care to be on your guard against him. Rub him as one polishes a
brazen mirror, and you will find that there is still corrosion. [SIRACH
12:10-11]
Every living thing loves its own kind, every man a man like
himself. Every being is drawn to its own kind; with his own kind
every man associates. Is a wolf ever allied with a lamb? So it is
with the sinner and the just. Can there be peace between the hyena
and the dog? Or between the rich and the poor can there be peace?
[SIRACH 13:14-17]
An admonition can be inopportune, and a man may be wise to hold
his peace. [SIRACH 20:1]
Happy the husband of a good wife, twice-lengthened are his
days; A worthy wife brings joy to her husband, peaceful and full
is his life. A good wife is a generous gift bestowed upon him who
fears the LORD [Taken from SIRACH 26:1-3]
Avoid strife and your sins will be fewer, for a quarrelsome man kindles disputes, Commits the sin of disrupting friendship and sows discord among those at peace.
[SIRACH 28:8-9]
If you blow upon a spark, it quickens into flame, if you spit
on it, it dies out; yet both you do with your mouth! Cursed be
gossips and the double-tongued, for they destroy the peace of
many. A meddlesome tongue subverts many, and makes them refugees
among the peoples; It destroys walled cities, and overthrows
powerful dynasties. A meddlesome tongue can drive virtuous women
from their homes and rob them of the fruit of their toil; Whoever
heeds it has no rest, nor can he dwell in peace. A blow from a
whip raises a welt, but a blow from the tongue smashes bones; Many
have fallen by the edge of the sword, but not as many as by the
tongue. [SIRACH 28:12-18]
To keep the law is a great oblation, and he who observes the
commandments sacrifices a peace offering. In works of charity one
offers fine flour, and when he gives alms he presents his
sacrifice of praise. To refrain from evil pleases the LORD, and to
avoid injustice is an atonement. [SIRACH 35:1-3]
O death! how bitter the thought of you for the man at peace
amid his possessions, For the man unruffled and always successful,
who still can enjoy life's pleasures. [SIRACH 41:1]
Through God's covenant with them their family endures, their
posterity, for their sake. And for all time their progeny will
endure, their glory will never be blotted out; Their bodies are
peacefully laid away, but their name lives on and on. [SIRACH 44:12-14]
Solomon reigned during an era of peace, for God made tranquil
all his borders. He built a house to the name of God, and
established a lasting sanctuary. [SIRACH 47:13]
And now, bless the God of all, who has done wondrous things on
earth; Who fosters men's growth from their mother's womb, and
fashions them according to his will! May he grant you joy of heart
and may peace abide among you; May his goodness toward us endure
in Israel as long as the heavens are above. [SIRACH 50:22-24]
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; Upon
those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shone. You have
brought them abundant joy and great rejoicing, As they rejoice
before you as at the harvest, as men make merry when dividing
spoils. For the yoke that burdened them, the pole on their
shoulder, And the rod of their taskmaster you have smashed, as on
the day of Midian. For every boot that tramped in battle, every
cloak rolled in blood, will be burned as fuel for flames. For a
child is born to us, a son is given us; upon his shoulder dominion
rests. They name him Wonder-Counselor, God-Hero, Father-Forever,
Prince of Peace. His dominion is vast and forever peaceful, From
David's throne, and over his kingdom, which he confirms and
sustains By judgment and justice, both now and forever. The zeal
of the LORD of hosts will do this! [ISA 9:1-6]
The LORD has broken the rod of the wicked, the staff of the
tyrants That struck the peoples in wrath relentless blows; That
beat down the nations in anger, with oppression unchecked. The
whole earth rests peacefully, song breaks forth; The very
cypresses rejoice over you, and the cedars of Lebanon: "Now
that you are laid to rest, there will be none to cut us
down." [ISA 14:5-8]
On that day they will sing this song in the land of Judah:
"A strong city have we; he sets up walls and ramparts to
protect us. Open up the gates to let in a nation that is just, one
that keeps faith. A nation of firm purpose you keep in peace; in
peace, for its trust in you." Trust in the LORD forever! For
the LORD is an eternal Rock. [ISA 26:1-4]
O LORD, you mete out peace to us, for it is you who have
accomplished all we have done. [ISA 26:12]
Or shall he cling to me for refuge? He must make peace with me;
peace shall he make with me! [ISA 27:5]
Until the spirit from on high is poured out on us. Then will
the desert become an orchard and the orchard be regarded as a
forest. Right will dwell in the desert and justice abide in the
orchard. Justice will bring about peace; right will produce calm
and security. My people will live in peaceful country, in secure
dwellings and quiet resting places. Happy are you who sow beside
every stream, and let the ox and the ass go freely! [ISA 32:15-20]
Those live whom the LORD protects; yours... the life of my
spirit. You have given me health and life; thus is my bitterness
transformed into peace. You have preserved my life from the pit of
destruction, When you cast behind your back all my sins. [ISA 38:16-17]
Hezekiah replied to Isaiah, "The word of the LORD which
you have spoken is favorable." For he thought, "There
will be peace and security in my lifetime." [ISA 39:8]
There is no peace for the wicked, says the LORD. [ISA 48:22]
Therefore on that day my people shall know my renown, that it
is I who have foretold it. Here I am! How beautiful upon the
mountains are the feet of him who brings glad tidings, Announcing
peace, bearing good news, announcing salvation, and saying to
Zion, "Your God is King!" Hark! Your watchmen raise a
cry, together they shout for joy, For they see directly, before
their eyes, the LORD restoring Zion. Break out together in song, O
ruins of Jerusalem! For the LORD comforts his people, he redeems
Jerusalem. [ISA 52:6-9]
Though the mountains leave their place and the hills be shaken,
My love shall never leave you nor my covenant of peace be shaken,
says the LORD, who has mercy on you. [ISA 54:10]
All your sons shall be taught by the LORD, and great shall be
the peace of your children. [ISA 54:13]
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