Genesis 40:2

And Pharaoh was wroth with his two chamberlains with the chief of the cup-bearers and with the chief of the bakers;

Darby Translation

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

1And it came to pass after these things, [that] the cup-bearer of the king of Egypt and the baker offended their lord the king of Egypt.

3and he put them in custody into the house of the captain of the life-guard, into the tower-house, into the place where Joseph was imprisoned.

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Cross References

Psalms 76:10For the fury of man shall praise thee; the remainder of fury wilt thou gird on thyself.

Proverbs 19:12The king's displeasure is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

Proverbs 27:4Fury is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before jealousy?

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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