9 occurrences

'Gave' in the Bible

Queen Vashti also gave a feast for the women of King Ahasuerus’s palace.

Verse ConceptsQueensAnger Of Man, UnrighteousSocial Fellowshipwomanhood

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.

Verse ConceptsWedding Feastsroyalty

After all this took place, King Ahasuerus honored Haman, son of Hammedatha the Agagite. He promoted him in rank and gave him a higher position than all the other officials.

Verse ConceptsPromotion

The king removed his signet ring from his finger and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jewish people.

Mordecai also gave him a copy of the written decree issued in Susa ordering their destruction, so that Hathach might show it to Esther, explain it to her, and command her to approach the king, implore his favor, and plead with him personally for her people.

Verse ConceptsCopies Of DocumentsPeople Showing MercyThe King's Orders

Harbona, one of the royal eunuchs, said: “There is a gallows 75 feet tall at Haman’s house that he made for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.”The king commanded, “Hang him on it.”

Verse ConceptsEscaping, Physical ThingsAbasement, Examples OfDimensions Of Other Things

The king removed his signet ring he had recovered from Haman and gave it to Mordecai, and Esther put him in charge of Haman’s estate.

Verse ConceptsAuthority Delegated To People

The king’s edict gave the Jews in each and every city the right to assemble and defend themselves, to destroy, kill, and annihilate every ethnic and provincial army hostile to them, including women and children, and to take their possessions as spoils of war.

Verse ConceptsPurimRules About Booty

The king gave the orders for this to be done, so a law was announced in Susa, and they hung the bodies of Haman’s 10 sons.

Verse ConceptsHangingTen PeoplePeople Hung To Death

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