Thematic Bible: Medo-persian kingdom
Thematic Bible
Medo-persian kingdom » Kings of » Entertained magnificently
And when these days were expired, the king made a banquet unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, for seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace.
In the third year of his reign, he made a banquet unto all his princes and his slaves, having before him the power of Persia and Media, the governors and princes of the provinces, --
And they gave them drink in vessels of gold (the vessels being diverse one from another) and royal wine in abundance, according to the power of the king.
Medo-persian kingdom » Kings of, mentioned in scripture » Artaxerxes longimanus or ahasuerus
Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even unto Ethiopia over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces)
Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes, king of Persia, Ezra, the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
And the elders of the Jews built, and they prospered according to the prophecy of Haggai, the prophet, and Zechariah, the son of Iddo. They built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel and according to the commandment of Cyrus and of Darius and of Artaxerxes, king of Persia.
Medo-persian kingdom » Predictions respecting » Deliverance of the jews
that calls Cyrus, my shepherd, and all that I desire, he shall fulfil, by saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
Thus saith the LORD to his Messiah, to Cyrus, whom I have taken by his right hand to subdue Gentiles before him and to loose the loins of kings. To open before him the two-leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut: I will go before thee and make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of bronze and cut in sunder the bars of iron: And I will give thee the hidden treasures and the well-guarded secrets that thou may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who gives thee thy name. read more.
For Jacob my slave's sake and Israel my elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.
For Jacob my slave's sake and Israel my elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.
Medo-persian kingdom » People of, warlike
Those of Persia and of Lud and of Africa were in thine army, thy men of war: they hung the shield and helmet in thee; they extolled thy beauty.
Medo-persian kingdom » Peculiar customs in
And the drink was according to this law: let no one constrain themselves; for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house that they should do according to the will of each one.
Now when each maid's turn was come to go in to King Ahasuerus, after she had been twelve months according to the law regarding the women (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, that is, six months with oil of myrrh and six months with aromatic odours and oils for women), then thus came each maiden unto the king; whatever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king's house.
Medo-persian kingdom » Illustrated by » Silver part of image in nebuchadnezzar's dream
The head of this image was of fine gold, its breasts and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of brass,
And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the land.
Medo-persian kingdom » Kings of » Put to death all who approached them without permission
Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan and fast for me, and neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day; I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so I will go in unto the king, even though this is not according to the law; and if I perish, I perish.
All the king's slaves and the people of the king's provinces do know that anyone, whether man or woman, who shall come unto the king into the inner court without being called, by one law shall be put to death, unless the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that they may live; but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.
Medo-persian kingdom » Babylon taken by the king of
And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being sixty-two years old.
But when his heart made itself arrogant, and his spirit hardened itself in pride, he was deposed from the throne of his kingdom, and they took his glory from him:
Medo-persian kingdom » Celebrated for wise men
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
Then the king asked the wise men, who knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that knew about the law and rights,
Medo-persian kingdom » Laws of, unalterable
Then they went and spoke before the king concerning the royal decree; Hast thou not confirmed a decree that whoever shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Media and Persia, which does not change.
Then those men assembled near the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that this is the law of Media and of Persia: No decree nor statute which the king has confirmed may be moved.
Medo-persian kingdom » Predictions respecting » Downfall by alexander
And he came to the ram that had the two horns, which I had seen standing before the river and ran against him in the fury of his power.
And a valiant king shall stand up, that shall rule over a great dominion and do according to his will.
Medo-persian kingdom » Illustrated by » A ram with two horns
and I lifted up my eyes and saw, and, behold, a ram was standing before the river, which had two horns; and even though they were high, the one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last.
Medo-persian kingdom » Kings of » Were exceeding rich
And many of those that sleep in the dust of the earth shall be awakened, some for eternal life, and some for shame and everlasting confusion.
to show them the riches of the glory of his kingdom and the honour of beauty of his greatness for many days, even one hundred and eighty days.
Medo-persian kingdom » Kings of » Dwelt in royal palaces
So the posts rode upon mules, they went out on mules, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment. And the law was given at Shushan, the palace.
That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan, the palace,
Medo-persian kingdom » Shushan a chief city of
And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white and with a great crown of gold and with a mantel of fine linen and purple; and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan, the palace,
Medo-persian kingdom » Divided into many provinces
Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even unto Ethiopia over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces)
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred and twenty governors who should be in all the kingdom;
Medo-persian kingdom » Ruled by, absolute kings
Then said Harbonah, one of the eunuchs before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, stands in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him upon it.
And Haman said unto King Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of thy kingdom, and their laws are different from all other people; neither do they observe the king's laws: therefore, it is not profitable for the king to allow them to remain.
Medo-persian kingdom » Kings of, mentioned in scripture » Darius hystaspes
Then Darius, the king, gave a commandment, and a search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being sixty-two years old.
Medo-persian kingdom » Predictions respecting » Conquest of babylon
The burden of the desert of the sea. As the whirlwinds which pass through the wilderness in the land of the south, so they come from the terrible land. A grievous vision is shown unto me. For one who is treacherous, another who deals treacherously, and for one destroyer, another destroyer. Rise up, Elam; besiege Media; all the sighing thereof I have made to cease.
Medo-persian kingdom » Kings of » Called kings of babylon
But in all this time I was not at Jerusalem; for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes, king of Babylon, I went unto the king, and after certain days I was sent by the king.
Medo-persian kingdom » Peopled by descendants of elam
Medo-persian kingdom » The jews delivered from captivity by means of » 2ch 36:20
Medo-persian kingdom » Kings of, mentioned in scripture » Xerxes
And now will I show thee the truth. Behold, there shall yet be three kings in Persia, and the fourth shall obtain far greater riches than they all; and by his strengthening himself with his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.
Medo-persian kingdom » Predictions respecting » Invasion of greece under xerxes
And now will I show thee the truth. Behold, there shall yet be three kings in Persia, and the fourth shall obtain far greater riches than they all; and by his strengthening himself with his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.
Medo-persian kingdom » Predictions respecting » Extensive conquest
I saw that the ram smote with the horns to the west, to the north, and to the south and that no beast could stand before him, nor could anyone escape from his hand; but he did according to his will and made himself great.
Medo-persian kingdom » Illustrated by » A bear
And behold the second beast, like unto a bear, which went off to one side, and it had three ribs between its teeth; and thus was said unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
Medo-persian kingdom » Kings of » Held in their hand a golden sceptre
And it was so, when the king saw Esther, the queen, standing in the court, that she had grace in his sight; and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near and touched the top of the sceptre.
Medo-persian kingdom » Extended from india to ethiopia
Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even unto Ethiopia over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces)
Medo-persian kingdom » Kings of » Styled themselves king of kings
Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra, the priest, perfect scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and to Cheenet.
Medo-persian kingdom » Kings of » Called kings of assyria
and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy; for the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
Medo-persian kingdom » Kings of, mentioned in scripture » Artaxerxes smerdis (an usurper)
And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes, king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.
Medo-persian kingdom » Kings of, mentioned in scripture » Ahasuerus or cambyses
And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote accusations against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
Medo-persian kingdom » Kings of, mentioned in scripture » Cyrus
Now in the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus, king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and put it also in writing, saying,
Medo-persian kingdom » Achmetha or ecbatana a chief city of
And there was found in the coffer of the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written: