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Esther 7:4 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Esther 7:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Esther chapter 7 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage. to be destroyed: Heb. that they should destroy, and kill, and cause to perish”
Esther 7:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Esther 7:4
For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage. Esther reveals the decree's content: "we are sold...to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish." The threefold description echoes Haman's decree language (3:13), emphasizing totality. The phrase "sold" references Haman's financial offer (3:9), suggesting Ahasuerus accepted payment for genocide. Esther's statement "if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue" sh...
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Cross-References for Esther 7:4
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“let it be written that they be destroyed; and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who are in charge of the king's business”
“to destroy”
“by the way of which I said to you”
“the king granted the Jews who were in every city to gather themselves together”
“An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Haman! Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.”
“our children as their children: and behold”
“What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?,And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?,וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוּדָה אֶל־אֶחָיו מַה־בֶּצַע כִּי נַהֲרֹג אֶת־אָחִינוּ וְכִסִּינוּ אֶת־דָּמוֹ׃ ,And Judah said unto his brethren: What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood?”
“for your sake we are killed all day long. We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter.”
“don't be afraid; for he who seeks my life seeks your life: for with me you shall be in safeguard.”
“and the exact sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king's treasuries for the destruction of the Jews.”