Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Now when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)
To go in
Six months
Bible References
To go in
1 Thessalonians 4:4
each one of you to know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honor
Six months
Proverbs 7:17
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
Song of Songs 3:6
Who is this coming up out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, from all the merchant's powders?
Isaiah 57:9
And you went to the king with ointment, and increased your perfumes, and sent your messengers far off, and lowered yourself even to hell.
Luke 7:37
And behold, a woman, a sinner in the city, knowing that He reclined in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster vial of ointment.