Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.

They covered haman's

General references

Bible References

The bed

Esther 1:6
There were curtains of white and blue linen tied with cords of fine linen and purple material to silver rings on marble columns. There were couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl and other precious stones.
Isaiah 49:23
"Oh, yes! Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens will be your nursing mothers. They will bow to you with their faces to the ground, and lick the dust from your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in me will not be disappointed.

They covered haman's

Job 9:24
A land is given into the hands of a wicked person; he covers the faces of its judges. If it is not God, then who is it?"
Isaiah 22:17
Look Out! The LORD is about to hurl you away violently, my strong fellow! He will fold you up completely,

General references

Proverbs 14:19
Evil men will bow down in the presence of good men and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

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