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Esther 3:2 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Esther 3:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Esther chapter 3 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.”
Esther 3:2 (KJV)
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Commentary on Esther 3:2
And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence. The king commanded all officials to bow and reverence Haman, and everyone complied—except Mordecai. His refusal to bow (kara, כָּרַע) or show reverence (shachah, שָׁחָה, the word also meaning "worship") was principled, not merely stubborn. The Hebrew shachah often describes religious worship, suggesting Mordecai viewed this homage as idolatrous or theologically compromising. Given Haman's Agagite/Amalekite descent, ...
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Cross-References for Esther 3:2
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“but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate”
“while Mordecai was sitting in the king's gate”
“but who honors those who fear Yahweh; he who keeps an oath even when it hurts”
“nor pay him homage”
“when Yahweh your God has given you rest from all your enemies round about”
“Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under the sky.”
“Bow the knee! He set him over all the land of Egypt.”
“Yah has sworn: 'Yahweh will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.'”
“of those in heaven”
“Mordecai was sitting in the king's gate.”