- princes:
- "Then saidª° the king'sª servantsª that ministeredª° unto him, Let there be fairªª youngª virginsª soughtª° for the king:ª ... So Estherª was takenª° unto¹ kingª Ahasuerusª into¹ his houseª royalª in the tenthª month,ª which¹ [is] the monthª Tebeth,ª in the seventhª yearª of his reign.ª" {Est 2:2-16} + "If a rulerª° hearkenª° to¹ lies,ªª all¹ his servantsª° [are] wicked.ª" {Prv 29:12} + "They [are] all¹ adulterers,ª° as¹ an ovenª heatedª° by¹ the baker,ª° [who] ceasethª° from raisingª°¹ after he hath kneadedª°¹ the dough,ª until¹ it be leavened.ª° ... In the dayª of our kingª the princesª have made [him] sickª° with bottlesª of wine;ª¹ he stretched outª° his handª with¹ scorners.ª°" {Hsa 7:4-5}; Pharaoh was a common name of the Egyptian kings, and signified a "ruler," or "king," or "father of his country." "And Pharaohª was wrothª° againstª twoª [of] his officers,ª against¹ the chiefª of the butlers,²°¹ and against¹ the chiefª of the bakers.ª°" {Gen 40:2} + "And it came to pass¹ at the endª¹ of two full² years,ª¹ that Pharaohª dreamed:ª° and, behold,¹ he stoodª° by¹ the river.ª" {Gen 41:1} + "And the daughterª of Pharaohª came downª° to washª° [herself] at¹ the river;ª and her maidensª walked²° along¹ by¹ the river'sª side;ª and when she sawª°¹ the arkª amongª the flags,ª she sentª°¹ her maidª to fetchª° it." {Exd 2:5} + "Now when Pharaohª heardª° this¹¹ thing,ª he soughtª° to slayª°¹ Moses.ª But Mosesª fledª° from the faceª¹ of Pharaoh,ª and dweltª° in the landª of Midian:ª and he sat downª° by¹ a well.ª" {Exd 2:15} + "And Solomonª made affinityª° with¹ Pharaohª kingª of Egypt,ª and tookª°¹ Pharaoh'sª daughter,ª and broughtª° her into¹ the cityª of David,ª until¹ he had made an endª° of buildingª°¹ his own house,ª and the houseª of the LORD,ª and the wallª of Jerusalemª round about.ª" {1Kg 3:1} + "Now,¹ behold,¹ thou trustestª° upon¹ the staffª of this¹ bruisedª° reed,ª [even] upon¹ Egypt,ª on¹ which¹ if a manª lean,ª° it will goª° into his hand,ª and pierceª° it: so¹ [is] Pharaohª kingª of Egyptª unto all¹ that trustª° on¹ him." {2Kg 18:21} + "¹ Pharaohª kingª of Egypt,ª and his servants,ª and his princes,ª and all¹ his people;ª" {Jer 25:19} + "They did cryª° there,¹ Pharaohª kingª of Egyptª [is but] a noise;ª he hath passedª° the time appointed.ª" {Jer 46:17} + "Sonª of man,ª take upª° a lamentationª for¹ Pharaohª kingª of Egypt,ª and sayª° unto¹ him, Thou art likeª° a young lionª of the nations,ª and thou¹ [art] as a whaleª°² in the seas:ª and thou camest forthª° with thy rivers,ª and troubledstª° the watersª with thy feet,ª and fouledst²°¹ their rivers.ª" {Ezk 32:2}
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