Esther 6 cross-references
Esther 6 has 14 verses, which point to 93 other passages and are cited by 65. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
See Esther 6’s threads in the explorerEsther 6:1
On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
Points to (10)
- Daniel 2:1 — And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was… 15 votes
- Daniel 6:18 — Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought… 14 votes
- Romans 11:33 — O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and… 9 votes
- Isaiah 41:17 — When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will… 9 votes
- Esther 5:8 — If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to… 9 votes
- Esther 2:23 — And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and… 9 votes
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- Daniel 6:18 — Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought… 7 votes
- Malachi 3:16 — Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book… 3 votes
- Daniel 2:1 — And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was… 3 votes
- Esther 10:2 — And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto… 3 votes
Esther 6:2
And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.
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- Esther 2:21–22 — In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of… 4 votes
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- Esther 2:21 — In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of… 9 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:15 — Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered… 5 votes
- Esther 7:9 — And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high,… 3 votes
Esther 6:3
And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.
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- Ecclesiastes 9:15 — Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered… 7 votes
- Genesis 40:23 — Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him. 4 votes
- Acts 28:8–10 — And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul… 3 votes
- Daniel 5:29 — Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and… 3 votes
- Daniel 5:16 — And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read… 3 votes
- Daniel 5:7 — The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and… 3 votes
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- 1 Chronicles 19:2 — And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me.… 2 votes
Esther 6:4
And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.
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- Esther 5:14 — Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to… 5 votes
- Esther 4:11 — All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or… 4 votes
- Psalms 2:4 — He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. 3 votes
- Esther 5:1 — Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of… 3 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:10 — Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor… 2 votes
- Proverbs 3:27–28 — Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. 2 votes
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- Esther 5:1 — Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of… 7 votes
- Esther 5:14 — Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to… 6 votes
- Job 5:13 — He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong. 4 votes
- Psalms 36:4 — He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil. 2 votes
Esther 6:5
And the king's servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.
Esther 6:6
So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?
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- Proverbs 16:18 — Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. 5 votes
- Obadiah 1:3 — The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation… 4 votes
- Matthew 3:17 — And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 3 votes
- Jeremiah 32:41 — Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole… 3 votes
- Isaiah 62:4–5 — Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be… 3 votes
- Isaiah 42:1 — Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he… 3 votes
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- Proverbs 16:18 — Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. 5 votes
- Luke 16:3 — Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I… 2 votes
- Luke 14:9 — And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take… 2 votes
- Psalms 94:3 — LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph? 2 votes
Esther 6:7
And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,
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- Esther 6:11 — Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the… 3 votes
- Esther 6:9 — And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they… 2 votes
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- Esther 6:6 — So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to… 2 votes
- Genesis 41:42 — And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of… 1 votes
Esther 6:8
Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:
Points to (5)
- 1 Kings 1:33 — The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon… 6 votes
- Luke 15:22 — But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his… 3 votes
- Esther 2:17 — And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all… 3 votes
- Esther 1:11 — To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her… 3 votes
- 1 Samuel 18:4 — And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to… 3 votes
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- Ecclesiastes 10:7 — I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth. 8 votes
- Esther 8:15 — And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great… 6 votes
- Esther 1:11 — To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her… 5 votes
- 1 Samuel 18:4 — And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to… 4 votes
Esther 6:9
And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
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- Genesis 41:43 — And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he… 8 votes
- 1 Kings 1:33–34 — The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon… 5 votes
- Zechariah 9:9 — Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is… 4 votes
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- Jeremiah 43:12 — And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away… 3 votes
- Esther 6:6 — So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to… 3 votes
- Esther 6:7 — And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour, 2 votes
Esther 6:10
Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.
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- Daniel 4:37 — Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways… 5 votes
- Revelation 18:7 — How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she… 4 votes
- 2 Kings 10:10 — Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spake… 4 votes
- Luke 14:11 — For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. 3 votes
Esther 6:11
Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
Points to (6)
- Luke 1:52 — He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. 5 votes
- Esther 9:3 — And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped… 5 votes
- Revelation 3:9 — Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold,… 4 votes
- Isaiah 60:14 — The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall… 4 votes
- Esther 8:15 — And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great… 4 votes
- Ezra 6:13 — Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shetharboznai, and their companions, according to that which… 4 votes
Pointed to from (6)
- Esther 8:15 — And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great… 5 votes
- Esther 6:7 — And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour, 3 votes
- Psalms 112:10 — The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the… 2 votes
- Esther 6:6 — So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to… 2 votes
Esther 6:12
And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.
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- 2 Samuel 15:30 — And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he… 6 votes
- Jeremiah 14:3–4 — And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they… 4 votes
- Job 20:5 — That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? 3 votes
- 1 Kings 21:4 — And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken… 3 votes
- Psalms 131:1–2 — [A Song of degrees of David.] LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise… 2 votes
- Job 9:24 — The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where,… 2 votes
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- 2 Samuel 15:30 — And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he… 5 votes
- Esther 7:8 — Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen… 4 votes
- 1 Kings 20:43 — And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria. 3 votes
- Acts 12:19 — And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should… 2 votes
Esther 6:13
And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.
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- Proverbs 28:18 — Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once. 10 votes
- Hosea 14:9 — Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD… 8 votes
- Genesis 40:19 — Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the… 6 votes
- Daniel 5:26–28 — This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. 5 votes
- Daniel 2:12 — For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. 5 votes
- Genesis 41:8 — And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians… 5 votes
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- Esther 5:10 — Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh… 6 votes
- Psalms 129:5 — Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion. 3 votes
- 2 Samuel 3:1 — Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and… 3 votes
- Job 18:8 — For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare. 2 votes
Esther 6:14
And while they were yet talking with him, came the king's chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared.
Points to (3)
- Esther 5:8 — If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to… 6 votes
- Esther 5:14 — Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to… 2 votes
- Deuteronomy 32:35–36 — To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity… 2 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- Esther 7:9 — And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high,… 3 votes
- Esther 5:5 — Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, that he may do as Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came… 3 votes
- Esther 2:2 — Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king: 3 votes