2 Samuel 19:35
19:35 I am presently eighty years old. Am I able to discern good and bad? Can I
taste what I eat and drink? Am I still able to hear the voices of male and female singers? Why should I
continue to be a burden to my lord the king?
2 Samuel 19:1
19:1 (19:2) Joab was told, “The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom.”
2 Samuel 10:5
10:5 Messengers
told David what had happened,
so he summoned them, for the men were thoroughly humiliated. The king said, “Stay in Jericho
until your beards have grown again; then you may come back.”
Esther 1:3
1:3 in the third
year of his reign he provided a banquet for all his officials and his servants. The army
of Persia and Media
was present,
as well as the nobles and the officials of the provinces.
Esther 1:11
1:11 to bring Queen Vashti into the king’s presence wearing her royal high turban. He wanted to show the people and the officials her beauty, for she was very attractive.
Esther 4:2
4:2 But he went no further than the king’s gate, for no one was permitted to enter the king’s gate clothed in sackcloth.
Esther 5:1
Esther Appeals to the King for Help
5:1 It so happened that on the third day Esther put on her royal attire and stood in the inner court of the palace, opposite the king’s quarters. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the palace, opposite the entrance.
Esther 8:15
8:15 Now Mordecai went out from the king’s presence in purple and white royal attire, with a large golden crown and a purple linen mantle. The city of Susa shouted with joy.
Matthew 6:29
6:29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these!