Esther 2:1 Cross References

Esther 2:1

1: But after Xerxes' anger had cooled, he began thinking about Vashti and what she had done and the decree he had made.

Esther 7:10

  1. So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had set up for Mordecai, and the king's anger was pacified.

Daniel 6:14

  1. Hearing this, the king was very angry with himself for signing the law, and he tried to find a way to save Daniel. He spent the rest of the day looking for a way to get Daniel out of this predicament.
  2. In the evening the men went together to the king and said, "Your Majesty knows that according to the law of the Medes and the Persians, no law that the king signs can be changed."
  3. So at last the king gave orders for Daniel to be arrested and thrown into the den of lions. The king said to him, "May your God, whom you worship continually, rescue you."
  4. A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den. The king sealed the stone with his own royal seal and the seals of his nobles, so that no one could rescue Daniel from the lions.
  5. Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night fasting. He refused his usual entertainment and couldn't sleep at all that night.

Esther 1:12

  1. But when they conveyed the king's order to Queen Vashti, she refused to come. This made the king furious, and he burned with anger.
  2. He immediately consulted with his advisers, who knew all the Persian laws and customs, for he always asked their advice.
  3. The names of these men were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan--seven high officials of Persia and Media. They were his closest associates and held the highest positions in the empire.
  4. "What must be done to Queen Vashti?" the king demanded. "What penalty does the law provide for a queen who refuses to obey the king's orders, properly sent through his eunuchs?"
  5. Memucan answered the king and his princes, "Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king but also every official and citizen throughout your empire.
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