And as he was going, it came about that he drew near to Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven.

And he said, "Who are You, Lord?" And the Lord said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

"In which [pursuits] also, as I traveled to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,

And he came upon them by night, he and his servants, and he struck them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus.

And Abram said, Master and Lord, what shall You give me? Seeing I am departing without a child, but the son of Masek my home-born female slave, this Eliezer of Damascus [is my heir].

And David placed a garrison in Syria near Damascus, and the Syrians became servants and tributaries to David. And the Lord preserved David wherever he went.

at midday, O king, along the road I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me.

And the brick shall decay, and the wall shall fall; for the Lord shall reign from out of Zion, and out of Jerusalem, and shall be glorified before [His] elders.

and He was transfigured before them, and His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.

He had in His right hand seven stars, out of His mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword, and His countenance was as the sun shining in its strength.