Thematic Bible: The cupbearer of artaxerxes, a very trusted position
Thematic Bible
Nehemiah » Son of hachaliah » The cupbearer of artaxerxes, a very trusted position
Please, O Lord, let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and the prayer of Your servants who delight to [reverently] fear Your Name [Your essence, Your nature, Your attributes, with awe]; and make Your servant successful this day and grant him compassion in the sight of this man [the king].”
For I wascupbearer to the king [of Persia].
For I was
In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was placed before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had not [previously] been sad in his presence.