Genesis 40:2

The king became angry with both of them.

Translation for Translators

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, two of the king of Egypt’s officials did things that displeased him. One was his chief ◄drink-server/man who prepared the wine and served it to the king►, and the other was his chief ◄baker/man who baked bread for the king►.

3So he had them put in prison, in the house of the captain of the palace guards. That was the place where Joseph was being kept.

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Cross References

Psalms 76:10When you punish those with whom you are angry, your people will praise you, and your enemies who ◄survive/are not killed► will worship you on your festival days.

Proverbs 19:12When a king is angry, that causes people to be afraid of him, like the roar of a lion causes people to be afraid [SIM], but if he acts kindly toward people, they like it just like they like dew on the grass in the morning.

Proverbs 27:4It is cruel to be angry with others, and our being angry sometimes destroys others, but being jealous of someone is [RHQ] often more cruel than that.

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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