Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;

Bible References

His birthday

Genesis 40:20
On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he gave a feast for all his servants. He lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.
Esther 1:3
He held a feast in the third year of his reign for all his officials and staff, the army of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the officials from the provinces.
Esther 2:18
The king held a great banquet for all his officials and staff. It was Esther’s banquet. He freed his provinces from tax payments and gave gifts worthy of the king’s bounty.
Proverbs 31:4
It is not for kings, Lemuel,
it is not for kings to drink wine
or for rulers to desire beer.
Daniel 5:1
King Belshazzar held a great feast for 1,000 of his nobles and drank wine in their presence.
Hosea 7:5
On the day of our king,
the princes are sick with the heat of wine
there is a conspiracy with traitors.
1 Peter 4:3
For there has already been enough time spent in doing what the pagans choose to do: carrying on in unrestrained behavior, evil desires, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and lawless idolatry.
Revelation 11:10
Those who live on the earth will gloat over them and celebrate and send gifts to one another because these two prophets brought judgment to those who live on the earth.

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