Esther 1:3

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

He held a feast  in the third year of his reign for all his officials and staff, the army of Persia and Media,  the nobles,  and the officials from the provinces.

Cross References

Mark 6:21

An opportune time came on his birthday, when Herod gave a banquet  for his nobles,  military commanders,  and the leading men of Galilee.

Daniel 5:1

King Belshazzar  held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles and drank wine in their presence.

Esther 2:18

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.

1 Kings 3:15

Then Solomon woke up  and realised it had been a dream.  He went to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the Lord’s covenant,  and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings.  Then he held a feast  for all his servants.

Jeremiah 51:11

Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The Lord has roused the spirit of the kings of the Medes because his plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the  Lord’s vengeance, vengeance for his temple.

Isaiah 21:2

A troubling vision is declared to me: ‘The treacherous one acts treacherously, and the destroyer destroys. Advance, Elam! Lay siege, you Medes! I will put an end to all the groaning.’

Genesis 40:20

On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he gave a feast for all his servants. He elevated  the chief cupbearer and the chief baker among his servants.

Daniel 8:20

The two-horned ram  that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.

Daniel 6:1

Darius decided  to appoint 120 satraps over the kingdom, stationed throughout the realm,

Daniel 5:28

“Peres”  , means that your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and Persians.’

Esther 1:14

The most trusted ones  were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan. They were the seven officials  of Persia and Media  who had personal access to the king  and occupied the highest positions in the kingdom.

Ezra 1:2

This is what King Cyrus of Persia says: ‘The Lord, the God of the heavens, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and has appointed me to build him a house at Jerusalem in Judah.

Esther 1:4

He displayed the glorious wealth of his kingdom and the magnificent splendour of his greatness  for a total of 180 days.

Esther 3:7

In the first month, the month of Nisan, in King Ahasuerus’s twelfth year,  the pur  #– #that is, the lot #– #was cast before Haman for each day in each month, and it fell on the twelfth month,  the month Adar.