"And Pharaoh was wroth against two {of} his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bake…" — Genesis 40:2

Genesis 40:2 · KJV

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

— Genesis 40:2

Verse 1

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.

Verse 3

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

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.

And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.

Cross References

Proverbs 16:14

The wrath of a king {is as} messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.

Proverbs 19:19

A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver {him}, yet thou must do it again. {do: Heb. add}

Acts 12:20

And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's {country}. {was highly...: or, bare an hostile mind, intending war} {the king's chamberlain: Gr. that was over the king's bedchamber}

Psalms 76:10

Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.

Proverbs 19:12

The king's wrath {is} as the roaring of a lion; but his favour {is} as dew upon the grass.

Proverbs 27:4

Wrath {is} cruel, and anger {is} outrageous; but who {is} able to stand before envy? {Wrath...: Heb. Wrath is cruelty, and anger an overflowing} {envy: or, jealousy?}

1 Chronicles 27:27

And over the vineyards {was} Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars {was} Zabdi the Shiphmite: {over the increase...: Heb. over that which was of the vineyards}