Esther 1:4

For 180 days the king parades the riches and glory of his kingdom. The lengthy display reveals a reign built on wealth, pride, and self-glory.

Cross-references · 23

• Job 40:10Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
• Ezek 28:5By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it.
• Isa 39:2And Hezekiah welcomed the envoys gladly and showed them what was in his treasure house—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, as well as his entire armory—all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his palace or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.
• Matt 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
• Dan 5:18As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor.
• Dan 4:30the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”
• Rev 4:11“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and came to be.”
• Ps 76:1–4For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A song. God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.
• Matt 4:8Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
• Rom 9:23What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory—
• Ps 93:1The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty; the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength. The world indeed is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
• Ps 145:5the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works.
• Ps 45:3Strap your sword at your side, O mighty warrior; appear in your majesty and splendor.
• 1 Chr 29:25The LORD highly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel and bestowed on him royal majesty such as had not been bestowed on any king in Israel before him.
• Ps 145:12–13to make known to men Your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom.
• Dan 2:37–44You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.
• 2 Pet 1:16–17For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.
• Eph 1:18I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,
• Dan 7:9–14As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze.
• Ps 21:5Great is his glory in Your salvation; You bestow on him splendor and majesty.
• Col 1:27To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
• Dan 4:36At the same time my sanity was restored, my honor and splendor returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored to my throne, and surpassing greatness was added to me.
• 1 Chr 29:11–12Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.

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