Esther 2:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Esther 2:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Esther 2:12 is a verse from the book of Esther in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Now when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Esther 2:12 — KJV
“Now when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)”
— Esther 2:12 (KJV)
Esther 2:12 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 2:12
“Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand.”
Shares key themes with Esther 2:12: now, every, king
“Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring. scribes: or, secretaries”
Shares key themes with Esther 2:12: every, king, ahasuerus
“Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.”
Shares key themes with Esther 2:12: now, after, manner
“And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go. a few...: or, a full year, or ten months”
Shares key themes with Esther 2:12: after, months, days
“And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.”
Shares key themes with Esther 2:12: now, come, king
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