Matthew 14:6
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6 But when Herod’s birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod.
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Mark 6:21-23
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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. 22 And when Herodias’ daughter herself came in and danced, and pleased Herod and those who sat with him, the king said to the girl, “Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.” 23 He also swore to her, (C)“Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”
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Hosea 1:5-6
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5 (A)It shall come to pass in that day
That I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.”
6 And she conceived again and bore a daughter. Then God said to him:
“Call her name [a]Lo-Ruhamah,
(B)For I will no longer have mercy on the house of Israel,
[b]But I will utterly take them away.
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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Luke 3:19
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19 (A)But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him concerning Herodias, his [a]brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
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- Luke 3:19 NU brother’s wife
Mark 6:19
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19 Therefore Herodias [a]held it against him and wanted to kill him, but she could not;
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- Mark 6:19 held a grudge
Mark 6:17
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17 For Herod himself had sent and laid hold of John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife; for he had married her.
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Matthew 22:24
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24 saying: “Teacher, (A)Moses said that if a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.
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Daniel 5:1-4
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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. 2 While he tasted the wine, Belshazzar gave the command to bring the gold and silver vessels (B)which his [a]father Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple which had been in Jerusalem, that the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines might drink from them. 3 Then they brought the gold (C)vessels that had been taken from the temple of the house of God which had been in Jerusalem; and the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines drank from them. 4 They drank wine, (D)and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone.
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- Daniel 5:2 Or ancestor
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 1:2-12
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2 in those days when King Ahasuerus (A)sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in (B)Shushan[a] the [b]citadel, 3 that in the third year of his reign he (C)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— 4 when he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the splendor of his excellent majesty for many days, one hundred and eighty days in all.
5 And when these days were completed, the king made a feast lasting seven days for all the people who were present in [c]Shushan the [d]citadel, from great to small, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace. 6 There were white and blue linen curtains fastened with cords of fine linen and purple on silver rods and marble pillars; and the (D)couches were of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of alabaster, turquoise, and white and black marble. 7 And they served drinks in golden vessels, each vessel being different from the other, with royal wine in abundance, (E)according to the [e]generosity of the king. 8 In accordance with the law, the drinking was not compulsory; for so the king had ordered all the officers of his household, that they should do according to each man’s pleasure.
9 Queen Vashti also made a feast for the women in the royal palace which belonged to King Ahasuerus.
10 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, (F)Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus, 11 to bring Queen Vashti before the king, wearing her royal crown, in order to show her beauty to the people and the officials, for she was beautiful to behold. 12 But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s command brought by his eunuchs; therefore the king was furious, and his anger burned within him.
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- Esther 1:2 Or Susa
- Esther 1:2 Or fortified palace, and so elsewhere in the book
- Esther 1:5 Or Susa
- Esther 1:5 palace
- Esther 1:7 Lit. hand
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