Esther 1:3
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3 that in the third year of his reign he (A)made a feast for all his officials and servants—the powers of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the princes of the provinces being before him—
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Esther 1:3
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3 and in the third year of his reign he gave a banquet(A) for all his nobles and officials. The military leaders of Persia and Media, the princes, and the nobles of the provinces were present.
Mark 6:21
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21 (A)Then an opportune day came when Herod (B)on his birthday gave a feast for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee.
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Mark 6:21
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21 Finally the opportune time came. On his birthday Herod gave a banquet(A) for his high officials and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.(B)
Daniel 5:1
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Belshazzar’s Feast
5 Belshazzar the king (A)made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, and drank wine in the presence of the thousand.
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Daniel 5:1
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The Writing on the Wall
5 King Belshazzar(A) gave a great banquet(B) for a thousand of his nobles(C) and drank wine with them.
Esther 2:18
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18 Then the king (A)made a great feast, the Feast of Esther, for all his officials and servants; and he proclaimed a holiday in the provinces and gave gifts according to the [a]generosity of a king.
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- Esther 2:18 Lit. hand
Esther 2:18
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18 And the king gave a great banquet,(A) Esther’s banquet, for all his nobles and officials.(B) He proclaimed a holiday throughout the provinces and distributed gifts with royal liberality.(C)
1 Kings 3:15
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15 Then Solomon (A)awoke; and indeed it had been a dream. And he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, offered up burnt offerings, offered peace offerings, and (B)made a feast for all his servants.
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Jeremiah 51:11
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11 (A)Make[a] the arrows bright!
Gather the shields!
(B)The Lord has raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes.
(C)For His plan is against Babylon to destroy it,
Because it is (D)the vengeance of the Lord,
The vengeance for His temple.
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- Jeremiah 51:11 Polish the arrows!
Isaiah 21:2
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2 A distressing vision is declared to me;
(A)The treacherous dealer deals treacherously,
And the plunderer plunders.
(B)Go up, O Elam!
Besiege, O Media!
All its sighing I have made to cease.
Isaiah 21:2
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Genesis 40:20
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20 Now it came to pass on the third day, which was Pharaoh’s (A)birthday, that he (B)made a feast for all his servants; and he (C)lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.
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Genesis 40:20
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20 Now the third day(A) was Pharaoh’s birthday,(B) and he gave a feast for all his officials.(C) He lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker(D) in the presence of his officials:
Daniel 8:20
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20 The ram which you saw, having the two horns—they are the kings of Media and Persia.
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Daniel 8:20
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20 The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.(A)
Daniel 6:6-7
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6 So these governors and satraps thronged before the king, and said thus to him: (A)“King Darius, live forever! 7 All the governors of the kingdom, the administrators and satraps, the counselors and advisors, have (B)consulted together to establish a royal statute and to make a firm decree, that whoever petitions any god or man for thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions.
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Daniel 6:6-7
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6 So these administrators and satraps went as a group to the king and said: “May King Darius live forever!(A) 7 The royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers and governors(B) have all agreed that the king should issue an edict and enforce the decree that anyone who prays to any god or human being during the next thirty days, except to you, Your Majesty, shall be thrown into the lions’ den.(C)
Daniel 6:1
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The Plot Against Daniel
6 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred and twenty satraps, to be over the whole kingdom;
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Daniel 6:1
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Daniel in the Den of Lions
6 [a]It pleased Darius(A) to appoint 120 satraps(B) to rule throughout the kingdom,
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- Daniel 6:1 In Aramaic texts 6:1-28 is numbered 6:2-29.
Daniel 5:28
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28 PERES: Your kingdom has been divided, and given to the (A)Medes and (B)Persians.”[a]
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- Daniel 5:28 Aram. Paras, consonant with Peres
Daniel 5:28
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- Daniel 5:28 Peres (the singular of Parsin) can mean divided or Persia or a half mina or a half shekel.
Daniel 3:2-3
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2 And King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to gather together the satraps, the administrators, the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. 3 So the satraps, the administrators, the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces gathered together for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
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Daniel 3:2-3
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2 He then summoned the satraps,(A) prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials(B) to come to the dedication of the image he had set up. 3 So the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials assembled for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and they stood before it.
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