Treasury of Scripture
all the acts.
1 Kings 11:41 And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?
1 Kings 22:39 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built...
advanced him. Heb. made him great.
Esther 8:15 And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold...
Esther 9:4 For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces...
Psalm 18:35 You have also given me the shield of your salvation: and your right hand has held me up, and your gentleness has made me great.
Daniel 2:48 Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon...
in the book.
Esther 2:23 And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree...
Esther 6:1 On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles...
1 Kings 14:19 And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold...
Media. Media, which comprehended the modern Azerbijan and part of Irak, was a celebrated country of Asia, bounded on the north by the Caspian Sea and Armenia, west by Assyria, south by Susiana and Persia, and east by Hyrcania and Parthia, extending from
30? to
37? N. lat. and
45? to
53? E. long.
Persia. Persia Proper, now Fars, was but a small province, being bounded on the north by Media, west by Susiana, south by the Persian Gulf, and east by Caramania, extending from
27? to
33? N. lat. and
50? to
55? E. long. But the Persian empire in its ancient state extended from the Hellespont to the Indus, above
2,800 miles, and from Pontus to the shores of Arabia, above
2,000 miles; comprehending a multitude of various nations.
