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Esther 1:12 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Esther 1:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Esther chapter 1 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him. by his: Heb. which was by the hand of his eunuchs”
Esther 1:12 (KJV)
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Commentary on Esther 1:12
Vashti's refusal: 'But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains'. Vashti's refusal to obey the king's summons was unprecedented and shocking in Persian context where absolute obedience to royal commands was expected. Her refusal showed courage and dignity—she wouldn't be degraded regardless of consequences. The phrase 'therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him' demonstrates the rage her resistance provoked. Ahasuerus's anger stemmed from wounded pride and public humiliation before his assembled officials. While Vashti's fate seems trag...
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Cross-References for Esther 1:12
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“but his favor is like dew on the grass.”
“wives”
“The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.”
“and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.”
“why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?”
“Don't let the anger of my lord grow hot. You know the people, that they are set on evil.,And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief., וַיֹּאמֶר אַהֲרֹן אַל־יִחַר אַף אֲדֹנִי אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ אֶת־הָעָם כִּי בְרָע הוּא׃ ,And Aaron said: Let not the anger of my lord wax hot; thou knowest the people”
“as soon as he came near to the camp”
“and the rocks are broken apart by him.”
“I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth. In pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”
“so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.”