Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.
Give the house
Came before
General references
Bible References
Give the house
Job 27:16
“Though he heaps up silver like dust
And piles up clothing like clay,
“Though he heaps up silver like dust
And piles up clothing like clay,
Psalm 39:6
“Surely every man walks around like a shadow [in a charade];
Surely they make an uproar for nothing;
Each one builds up riches, not knowing who will receive them.
“Surely every man walks around like a shadow [in a charade];
Surely they make an uproar for nothing;
Each one builds up riches, not knowing who will receive them.
Psalm 49:6
Even those who trust in and rely on their wealth
And boast of the abundance of their riches?
Even those who trust in and rely on their wealth
And boast of the abundance of their riches?
Proverbs 13:22
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for [the hands of] the righteous.
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for [the hands of] the righteous.
Proverbs 28:8
He who increases his wealth by interest and usury (excessive interest)
Gathers it for him who is gracious to the poor.
He who increases his wealth by interest and usury (excessive interest)
Gathers it for him who is gracious to the poor.
Ecclesiastes 2:18
So I hated all the fruit (gain) of my labor for which I had labored under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who will succeed me.
Luke 12:20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own all the things you have prepared?’
Came before
Esther 1:14
and who were close to him [as advisors]: Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven officials of Persia and Media who had access to the king and were ranked highest in the kingdom.
Esther 2:7
He was the guardian of Hadassah, that is Esther, his uncle’s daughter, for she had no father or mother. The young woman was beautiful of form and face; and when her father and mother died, Mordecai took her in as his own daughter.
General references
Genesis 31:9
Thus God has taken away the flocks of your father and given them to me.