Mark 6:21

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But a suitable day came, when Herod gave a banquet on his birthday for his court officials, military commanders, and leaders of Galilee.

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  • Esth 2:18 : 18 Then the king prepared a large banquet for all his officials and his servants– it was actually Esther’s banquet. He also set aside a holiday for the provinces, and he provided for offerings at the king’s expense.
  • Gen 40:20 : 20 On the third day it was Pharaoh’s birthday, so he gave a feast for all his servants. He“lifted up” the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker in the midst of his servants.
  • 2 Sam 13:23-29 : 23 Absalom Has Amnon Put to Death Two years later Absalom’s sheepshearers were in Baal Hazor, near Ephraim. Absalom invited all the king’s sons. 24 Then Absalom went to the king and said,“My shearers have begun their work. Let the king and his servants go with me.” 25 But the king said to Absalom,“No, my son. We shouldn’t all go. We shouldn’t burden you in that way.” Though Absalom pressed him, the king was not willing to go. Instead, David blessed him. 26 Then Absalom said,“If you will not go, then let my brother Amnon go with us.” The king replied to him,“Why should he go with you?” 27 But when Absalom pressed him, he sent Amnon and all the king’s sons along with him. 28 Absalom instructed his servants,“Look! When Amnon is drunk and I say to you,‘Strike Amnon down,’ kill him then and there. Don’t fear! Is it not I who have given you these instructions? Be strong and courageous!” 29 So Absalom’s servants did to Amnon exactly what Absalom had instructed. Then all the king’s sons got up; each one rode away on his mule and fled.
  • Esth 1:3-7 : 3 in the third year of his reign he provided a banquet for all his officials and his servants. The army of Persia and Media was present, as well as the nobles and the officials of the provinces. 4 He displayed the riches of his royal glory and the splendor of his majestic greatness for a lengthy period of time– a hundred and eighty days, to be exact! 5 When those days were completed, the king then provided a seven-day banquet for all the people who were present in Susa the citadel, for those of highest standing to the most lowly. It was held in the court located in the garden of the royal palace. 6 The furnishings included white linen and blue curtains hung by cords of the finest linen and purple wool on silver rings, alabaster columns, gold and silver couches displayed on a floor made of valuable stones of alabaster, mother-of-pearl, and mineral stone. 7 Drinks were served in golden containers, all of which differed from one another. Royal wine was available in abundance at the king’s expense.
  • Gen 27:41 : 41 So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing his father had given to his brother. Esau said privately,“The time of mourning for my father is near; then I will kill my brother Jacob!”
  • Esth 3:7 : 7 In the first month(that is, the month of Nisan), in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus’ reign, pur(that is, the lot) was cast before Haman in order to determine a day and a month. It turned out to be the twelfth month(that is, the month of Adar).
  • Ps 37:12-13 : 12 Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them. 13 The Lord laughs in disgust at them, for he knows that their day is coming.
  • Prov 31:4-5 : 4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink, 5 lest they drink and forget what is decreed, and remove from all the poor their legal rights.
  • Dan 5:1-4 : 1 Belshazzar Sees Mysterious Handwriting on a Wall King Belshazzar prepared a great banquet for a thousand of his nobles, and he was drinking wine in front of them all. 2 While under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar issued an order to bring in the gold and silver vessels– the ones that Nebuchadnezzar his father had confiscated from the temple in Jerusalem– so that the king and his nobles, together with his wives and his concubines, could drink from them. 3 So they brought the gold and silver vessels that had been confiscated from the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his nobles, together with his wives and concubines, drank from them. 4 As they drank wine, they praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.
  • Hos 7:5 : 5 At the celebration of their king, his princes become inflamed with wine; they conspire with evildoers.
  • Luke 3:1 : 1 The Ministry of John the Baptist In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,
  • Acts 12:2-4 : 2 He had James, the brother of John, executed with a sword. 3 When he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter too.(This took place during the feast of Unleavened Bread.) 4 When he had seized him, he put him in prison, handing him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him. Herod planned to bring him out for public trial after the Passover.
  • 1 Pet 4:3 : 3 For the time that has passed was sufficient for you to do what the non-Christians desire. You lived then in debauchery, evil desires, drunkenness, carousing, drinking bouts, and wanton idolatries.
  • Rev 11:10 : 10 And those who live on the earth will rejoice over them and celebrate, even sending gifts to each other, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.

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    1The Death of John the Baptist At that time Herod the tetrarch heard reports about Jesus,

    2and he said to his servants,“This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead! And because of this, miraculous powers are at work in him.”

    3For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,

    4because John had repeatedly told him,“It is not lawful for you to have her.”

    5Although Herod wanted to kill John, he feared the crowd because they accepted John as a prophet.

    6But on Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,

    7so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.

    8Instructed by her mother, she said,“Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.”

    9Although it grieved the king, because of his oath and the dinner guests he commanded it to be given.

    10So he sent and had John beheaded in the prison.

    11His head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.

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    22When his daughter Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests. The king said to the girl,“Ask me for whatever you want and I will give it to you.”

    23He swore to her,“Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”

    24So she went out and said to her mother,“What should I ask for?” Her mother said,“The head of John the baptizer.”

    25Immediately she hurried back to the king and made her request:“I want the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”

    26Although it grieved the king deeply, he did not want to reject her request because of his oath and his guests.

    27So the king sent an executioner at once to bring John’s head, and he went and beheaded John in prison.

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    16But when Herod heard this, he said,“John, whom I beheaded, has been raised!”

    17For Herod himself had sent men, arrested John, and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because Herod had married her.

    18For John had repeatedly told Herod,“It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”

    19So Herodias nursed a grudge against him and wanted to kill him. But she could not

    20because Herod stood in awe of John and protected him, since he knew that John was a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard him, he was thoroughly baffled, and yet he liked to listen to John.

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    19When Herod had searched for him and did not find him, he questioned the guards and commanded that they be led away to execution. Then Herod went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.

    20Now Herod was having an angry quarrel with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they joined together and presented themselves before him. And after convincing Blastus, the king’s personal assistant, to help them, they asked for peace, because their country’s food supply was provided by the king’s country.

    21On a day determined in advance, Herod put on his royal robes, sat down on the judgment seat, and made a speech to them.

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    19But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and because of all the evil deeds that he had done,

    20Herod added this to them all: He locked up John in prison.

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    7When he learned that he was from Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him over to Herod, who also happened to be in Jerusalem at that time.

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    14The Death of John the Baptist Now King Herod heard this, for Jesus’ name had become known. Some were saying,“John the baptizer has been raised from the dead, and because of this, miraculous powers are at work in him.”

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    7Then Herod privately summoned the wise men and determined from them when the star had appeared.

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    20On the third day it was Pharaoh’s birthday, so he gave a feast for all his servants. He“lifted up” the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker in the midst of his servants.

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  • Esth 1:5
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    5When those days were completed, the king then provided a seven-day banquet for all the people who were present in Susa the citadel, for those of highest standing to the most lowly. It was held in the court located in the garden of the royal palace.

  • John 6:4
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    4(Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.)

  • Matt 2:3
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    3When King Herod heard this he was alarmed, and all Jerusalem with him.

  • Mark 15:6
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    6Jesus and Barabbas During the feast it was customary to release one prisoner to the people, whomever they requested.

  • Luke 22:7
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    7The Passover Then the day for the feast of Unleavened Bread came, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.

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    11Even Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then, dressing him in elegant clothes, Herod sent him back to Pilate.

    12That very day Herod and Pilate became friends with each other, for prior to this they had been enemies.

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    16But Jesus said to him,“A man once gave a great banquet and invited many guests.

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    27“For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,

  • Acts 23:35
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  • Acts 26:30
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    30So the king got up, and with him the governor and Bernice and those sitting with them,

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    14While they were still speaking with him, the king’s eunuchs arrived. They quickly brought Haman to the banquet that Esther had prepared.

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    3When he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter too.(This took place during the feast of Unleavened Bread.)