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Est 7:8 — Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther [was]. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

the bed		Est 1:6; Isa 49:23
before me		"Heb. with me. they covered Haman's. When a criminal was condemned by a Roman judge, he was delivered to the serjeant with these words: I, lictor, caput obnubito arbori infelici suspendito, ""Go, sergeant, cover his head, and hang him on the accursed tree."" Est 6:12; Job 9:24; Isa 22:17"

Correlating Passages

the bed

	Est 1:6	[Where were] white, green, and blue, [hangings], fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds [were of] gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
	Isa 49:23	And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with [their] face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.

before me

	Est 6:12	And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.
	Job 9:24	The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, [and] who [is] he?
	Isa 22:17	Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.

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Scott, Thomas. "Esther 7:8," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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