Esther 2:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Esther 2:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Esther 2:16 is a verse from the book of Esther in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seven..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Esther 2:16 — KJV
“So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.”
— Esther 2:16 (KJV)
Esther 2:16 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 2:16
“The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man. behold...: Heb. behold thee in thy evil”
Shares key themes with Esther 2:16: taken, king, into
“And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king's son.”
Shares key themes with Esther 2:16: king, into, house
“And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.”
Shares key themes with Esther 2:16: king, tenth, month
“And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.”
Shares key themes with Esther 2:16: king, house, month
“And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,”
Shares key themes with Esther 2:16: king, house, month
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