Genesis 40:2

Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,

Berean Standard Bible

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

1Some time later, the king’s cupbearer and baker offended their master, the king of Egypt.

3and imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was confined.

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Cross References

Psalms 76:10Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.

Proverbs 19:12A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Proverbs 27:4Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand 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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