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Est 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

that night		Est 5:8; Gen 22:14; 1Sa 23:26,27; Isa 41:17; Rom 11:33
could not the king sleep		Heb. the king's sleep fled away. Dan 2:1; Dan 6:18
the book of records		As chronicles were composed among the Persians, a more instructive and interesting work could not be brought before the king; because they were all written in verse, and were generally the work of the most eminent poets of the empire. Est 2:23; Mal 3:16

Correlating Passages

that night

	Est 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 perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to morrow as the king hath said.
	Gen 22:14	And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said [to] this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
	1Sa 23:26	And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.
	1Sa 23:27	But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.
	Isa 41:17	[When] the poor and needy seek water, and [there is] none, [and] their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
	Rom 11:33	O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable [are] his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

could not the king sleep

	Dan 2:1	And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.
	Dan 6:18	Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.

the book of records

	Est 2:23	And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.
	Mal 3:16	Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard [it], and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.

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Scott, Thomas. "Esther 6:1," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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