"And it came to pass after these things, {that} the butler of the king of Egypt and {his} baker had offended their lord t…" — Genesis 40:1

Genesis 40:1 · KJV

“And it came to pass after these things, {that} the butler of the king of Egypt and {his} baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.”

— Genesis 40:1

Verse 2

And Pharaoh was wroth against two {of} his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.

Genesis 40 — Context

And it came to pass after these things, {that} the butler of the king of Egypt and {his} baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.

And Pharaoh was wroth against two {of} his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.

And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph {was} bound.

Cross References

Genesis 40:13

Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler. {lift...: or, reckon}

Nehemiah 1:11

O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.

Esther 6:1

On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king. {could...: Heb. the king's sleep fled away}

Genesis 39:20-23

And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners {were} bound: and he was there in the prison.