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Esther 1:17 Cross-References
Explore 2 cross-references for Esther 1:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Esther chapter 1 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.”
Esther 1:17 (KJV)
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Feared contagion: 'For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not'. Memucan predicts Vashti's example will spread, causing widespread wifely disobedience. The fear that news of queen's successful resistance would inspire other women reveals insecurity about patriarchal control. This exaggerated concern provided political justification for severe punishment, though real motivation was protecting male authori...
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“Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.”
“as the ark of Yahweh came into the city of David”