Esther 1:13

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Related verses

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• 1 Chronicles 12:32
  From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.
• Jeremiah 10:7
  Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You.
• Daniel 2:2
  So the king gave orders to summon the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers to explain his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,
• Daniel 5:7
  The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”
• Daniel 2:12
  This response made the king so angry and furious that he gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
• Matthew 16:3
  …and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times.
• Matthew 2:1
  After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
• Daniel 2:27
  Daniel answered the king, “No wise man, enchanter, medium, or magician can explain to the king the mystery of which he inquires.
• Daniel 4:6–7
  So I issued a decree that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me.

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Book of Esther· Chamberlain· Vashti

Topics

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Babylon: Empire of a Limited Monarchy· Chamberlain: An officer of a King· Divorce: Disobedience of the Wife to the Husband, a Sufficient Cause For, in the Persian Empire· Family: Infelicity in Ahasuerus, on Account of Vashti's Refusing to Appear Before his Drunken Courtiers· Family: Persian, Domestic Customs· Husband: Unreasonable and Oppressive: Ahasuerus· Medo-Persian Kingdom: Celebrated for Wise Men· Persia: Vashti Was Divorced for Refusing to Appear Before the King's Courtiers· Queen: Divorced· Vashti: Put Away (Divorced) for Refusing to Exhibit Herself at a Royal Banquet· Wife: Incorruptible, Vashti· Women: Social Status of in Persia