Esther 1:12
Esther · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“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.”Esther 1:12
What Does Esther 1:12 Mean?
Esther 1:12 is found in the book of Esther, chapter 1, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Esther 1:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 19:12“The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.”Esther 4:4“So Esther’s maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not.”Esther 2:1“After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.”Esther 7:7“And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.”Proverbs 20:2“The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.”1 Peter 3:1“Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;”Genesis 3:16“Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.”Genesis 44:18“Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.”Exodus 32:19“And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.”Exodus 32:22“And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.”Deuteronomy 29:20“The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.”2 Samuel 14:29“Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come.”Esther 3:5“And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.”Psalms 74:1“O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?”Psalms 79:5“How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?”Daniel 2:12“For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.”Daniel 3:13“Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.”Nahum 1:6“Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.”Ephesians 5:22“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.”Ephesians 5:24“Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.”
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