Genesis 40:22
but the baker was killed and his body was hung up on a tree. Everything Joseph said about the dreams, came true.
Barkly (portions)
In The King James Version
But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.
In Context
21The man who gave the king his wine got his job back,
Cross References
Genesis 40:8The men answered, “We both had dreams last night, but no-one can tell us what they mean.” Joseph said, “God is the only one who can tell people all about dreams. Tell me what you saw, and God will tell me what they mean.”
Genesis 41:11One night, the baker and I both had dreams but our dreams were different. And we did not know the meaning of those dreams.
Genesis 41:16But Joseph said to the king, “I cannot tell people what their dreams mean, but God can help me do that.”
Matthew Henry on Genesis 40:21-23
20 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. 21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand: 22 But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them. 23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him. Here is, 1. The verifying of Joseph's interpretation of the dreams, on the very… Read the whole commentary →