Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

In his wrath

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Bible References

In his wrath

Esther 1:12
But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s command that was delivered by his eunuchs. The king became furious and his anger burned within him.

Haman

Proverbs 14:19
The evil bow before those who are good,
the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.
Isaiah 60:14
The sons of your oppressors
will come and bow down to you;
all who reviled you
will fall facedown at your feet.
They will call you the City of the Lord,
Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
Revelation 3:9
Take note! I will make those from the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews and are not, but are lying—note this—I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I have loved you.

For he saw

1 Samuel 20:7
If he says, ‘Good,’ then your servant is safe, but if he becomes angry, you will know he has evil intentions.
1 Samuel 25:17
Now consider carefully what you must do, because there is certain to be trouble for our master and his entire family. He is such a worthless fool nobody can talk to him!”
Psalm 112:10
The wicked man will see it and be angry;
he will gnash his teeth in despair.
The desire of the wicked man will come to nothing.
Proverbs 19:12
A king’s rage is like the roaring of a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Daniel 3:19
Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times more than was customary,

General references

Proverbs 14:19
The evil bow before those who are good,
the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

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