Genesis 40:2

Pharaoh was angry with these two royal officials—the chief cupbearer and chief baker—

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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

1Later on the cupbearer and the baker committed some offense against their master, the king of Egypt.

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

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Cross References

Psalms 76:10Even human anger against you makes you look glorious, for you wear it alike a crown.

Proverbs 19:12When a king gets angry, he sounds like a roaring lion; but his kindness is as soft as dew on the grass.

Proverbs 27:4Fury may be fierce and cruel, anger may be a destructive 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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