Esther 1:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Esther 1:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Esther 1:6 is a verse from the book of Esther in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Esther 1:6 — KJV
“Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble. blue, hangings: or, violet, etc of red...: or, of porphyre, and marble and alabaster, and stone of blue colour”
— Esther 1:6 (KJV)
Esther 1:6 in Context — About the Book of Esther
Esther never mentions God's name, yet His providence saturates every scene. A Jewish orphan becomes queen of Persia just in time to stop a genocide, risking her life with the words: if I perish, I perish. It is the book for anyone positioned by God for such a time as this.
Cross-References for Esther 1:6
“The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.”
Shares key themes with Esther 1:6: blue, fine, linen
“The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, thyine: or, sweet”
Shares key themes with Esther 1:6: fine, linen, purple
“And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad. blue: or, violet”
Shares key themes with Esther 1:6: white, blue, fine
“And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. curious: or, embroidered”
Shares key themes with Esther 1:6: blue, fine, linen
“Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.”
Shares key themes with Esther 1:6: silver, marble, gold
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