Matthew 22:7

But the king was angry; and he sent his armies, and those who had put his servants to death he gave to destruction, burning down their town with fire.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

In Context

6And the rest put violent hands on his servants, and did evil to them, and put them to death.

8Then he said to his servants, The feast is ready but the guests were not good enough.

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Cross References

Isaiah 10:5Ho! Assyrian, the rod of my wrath, the instrument of my punishment!

Jeremiah 51:20You are my fighting axe and my instrument of war: with you the nations will be broken; with you kingdoms will be broken;

Joel 2:11And the Lord is thundering before his forces; for very great is his army; for he is strong who gives effect to his word: for the day of the Lord is great and greatly to be feared, and who has strength against it?

Joel 3:2\2:29\And on the servants and the servant-girls in those days I will send my spirit.

Matthew 21:40When, then, the lord of the vine-garden comes, what will he do to those workmen?

Luke 19:42Saying, If you, even you, had knowledge today, of the things which give peace! but you are not able to see them.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 22:2-15

The Parable of the Marriage Feast. 1 And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, 2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, 3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. 4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. 5 But they made light of it,… Read the whole commentary →

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