they delighted
Past they conjugation of delight.
The great feast at which they were to sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, while the Gentiles stood without, and looked on with longing eyes, was a theme on which they delighted to dwell.
Le grand festin où ils devaient s'asseoir avec Abraham, Isaac et Jacob, tandis que les païens les regarderaient du dehors avec envie, était un sujet sur lequel ils s'étendaient avec complaisance.
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