Genesis 40:2

And Pharaoh, being angry with them, (now the one was in charge of the cupbearers, the other of the millers of grain)

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

1While these things were going on, it happened that two eunuchs, the cupbearer of the king of Egypt, and the miller of grain, offended their lord.

3sent them to the prison of the leader of the military, in which Joseph also was a prisoner.

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Cross References

Psalms 76:10And would God ever forget to be merciful? Or, would he, in his wrath, restrict his mercies?

Proverbs 19:12Like the roaring of a lion, so also is the wrath of a king. And his cheerfulness is like the dew upon the grass.

Proverbs 27:4Anger holds no mercy, nor does fury when it erupts. And who can bear the assault of one who has been provoked?

Matthew Henry on Genesis 40:2-5

The History of Joseph. ( b. c. 1717.) 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. 2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. 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. 4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a… Read the whole commentary →

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