Esther 5:14
Esther · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.”Esther 5:14
What Does Esther 5:14 Mean?
Esther 5:14 is found in the book of Esther, chapter 5, verse 14 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 5:14 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Esther 6:4“And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king’s house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.”Esther 7:9“And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.”1 Kings 21:7“And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”Psalms 37:14“The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.”Psalms 37:32“The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.”Psalms 7:13“He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.”Micah 2:1“Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.”Acts 23:14“And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.”Genesis 45:16“And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, Joseph’s brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.”2 Samuel 13:3“But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.”2 Samuel 16:21“And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father’s concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.”2 Samuel 17:4“And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.”1 Kings 21:25“But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.”2 Kings 8:5“And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.”2 Chronicles 22:3“He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.”Esther 2:23“And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.”Esther 3:8“And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to suffer them.”Esther 6:14“And while they were yet talking with him, came the king’s chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared.”Psalms 9:15“The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.”Psalms 36:4“He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.”
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