Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.
Sweet savours
General references
Bible References
Sweet savours
Genesis 8:21
And the LORD smelled a sweet odor; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.
Leviticus 1:9
But its entrails and its legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet aroma unto the LORD.
Ephesians 5:2
And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us, and has given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling fragrance.
General references
Genesis 20:17
So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bore children.
Deuteronomy 32:31
For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.