Esther 3:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Esther 3:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Esther 3:1 is a verse from the book of Esther in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his sea..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Esther 3:1 — KJV
“After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.”
— Esther 3:1 (KJV)
Esther 3:1 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 3:1
“And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.”
Shares key themes with Esther 3:1: things, king, promote
“And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.”
Shares key themes with Esther 3:1: after, these, things
“Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,”
Shares key themes with Esther 3:1: after, these, things
“The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.”
Shares key themes with Esther 3:1: after, king, son
“After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.”
Shares key themes with Esther 3:1: after, these, things
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