When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.
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- WEB He displayed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honor of his excellent majesty many days, even one hundred eighty days.
- BSB And for a full 180 days he displayed the glorious riches of his kingdom and the magnificent splendor of his greatness.
- NKJV when he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the splendor of his excellent majesty for many days, one hundred and eighty days in all.
- NASB At that time he displayed the riches of his royal glory and the splendor of his great majesty for many days, 180 days.
- NLT The celebration lasted 180 days—a tremendous display of the opulent wealth of his empire and the pomp and splendor of his majesty.
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Quick answer
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.
Overview
Six months of showcasing royal splendor exposes Ahasuerus as a man captivated by his own majesty. Scripture often contrasts the fleeting glory of earthly kingdoms with the enduring glory of God. The pomp of Persia, soon disrupted by domestic conflict, foreshadows the instability of all human power and points toward the only King whose glory is undimmed and whose kingdom cannot be shaken.
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- Job 40:10Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
- Ezek 28:5By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:
- Isa 39:2And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.
- Matt 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
- Dan 5:18O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
- Dan 4:30The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
- Rev 4:11Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
- Ps 76:1–4In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.
- Matt 4:8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
- Rom 9:23And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
- Ps 93:1The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.
- Ps 145:5I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
- Ps 45:3Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
- 1 Chr 29:25And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
- Ps 145:12–13To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
- Dan 2:37–44Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
- 2 Pet 1:16–17For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
- Eph 1:18The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
- Dan 7:9–14I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
- Ps 21:5His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
- Col 1:27To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
- Dan 4:36At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me.
- 1 Chr 29:11–12Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.
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