Cross references
Esther 7:4
For my people and I have been sold out to destruction, death, and annihilation. If we had merely been sold as menservants and maidservants, I would have remained silent, because no such distress would justify burdening the king.”
Esther 7:4 has 13 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 4 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Esther 3:9 (7 votes) and Deuteronomy 28:68 (6 votes). 17 other verses point back to it. It links with 15 other books, from Genesis 37 to Amos 2.
Which verses does Esther 7:4 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Esther 3:97 votes
If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will deposit ten thousand talents of silver into the royal treasury to pay those who carry it out.”
- Deuteronomy 28:686 votes
The LORD will return you to Egypt in ships by a route that I said you should never see again. There you will sell yourselves to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you.”
- Esther 3:136 votes
And the letters were sent by couriers to each of the royal provinces with the order to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the Jews—young and old, women and children—and to plunder their possessions on a single day, the thirteenth day of Adar, the twelfth month.
- Esther 8:114 votes
By these letters the king permitted the Jews in each and every city the right to assemble and defend themselves, to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the forces of any people or province hostile to them, including women and children, and to plunder their possessions.
- Genesis 37:26–282 votes
Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed. …
- Joshua 9:232 votes
Now therefore you are under a curse and will perpetually serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
- 1 Samuel 22:232 votes
Stay with me; do not be afraid, for he who seeks your life is seeking mine as well. You will be safe with me.”
- Nehemiah 5:52 votes
We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”
- Esther 4:7–82 votes
and Mordecai told him all that had happened to him, including the exact amount of money that Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury in order to destroy the Jews. Mordecai also gave Hathach a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for the destruction of the Jews, to show and explain to Esther, urging her to approach the king, implore his favor, and plead before him for her people.
- Esther 7:62 votes
Esther replied, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man—Haman!” And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen.
- Psalm 44:22–232 votes
- Joel 3:62 votes
- Amos 2:62 votes
Which verses point to Esther 7:4?
The 10 strongest of 17.