17. Medes — ( Isaiah 21:2 ; Jeremiah 51:11 ; Jeremiah 51:28 ). At that time they were subject to Assyria; subsequently Arbaces, satrap of Media, revolted against the effeminate Sardanapalus, king of Assyria, destroyed Nineveh, and became king of Media, in the ninth century B.C. not regard silver —In vain will one try to buy his life from them for a ransom. The heathen XENOPHON ( Cyropædia, 5,1,10) represents Cyrus as attributing this characteristic to the Medes, disregard of riches. A curious confirmation of this prophecy. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-18" class="com-number"
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