2 Kings 25:18 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:… Heroism is not heroism until it is ingrained in the character. No one can become an hero in an instant. Like the flower of the century plant, heroism is the sudden blossoming of what has been years in preparation. It is not premeditated, it is instinctive, because nobility has grown into a habit, and grandeur has become the fife-blood, and self-sacrifice the very fibre of the nerves. So we may parody Milton's famous saying, "If you would write an epic, your whole life must he an heroic poem," and assert, "If you would do a deed of heroism at any time in the future, you must begin to be a hero now." (Amos R. Wells.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: |
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