Bible Cross References
the thing
Ecclesiastes 10:20
Don't criticize the king, even silently, and don't criticize the rich, even in the privacy of your bedroom. A bird might carry the message and tell them what you said.
Acts 23:12-22
12
The next morning some Jews met together and made a plan. They took a vow that they would not eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul.
13
There were more than forty who planned this together.
14
Then they went to the chief priests and elders and said, "We have taken a solemn vow together not to eat a thing until we have killed Paul.
15
Now then, you and the Council send word to the Roman commander to bring Paul down to you, pretending that you want to get more accurate information about him. But we will be ready to kill him before he ever gets here."
16
But the son of Paul's sister heard about the plot; so he went to the fort and told Paul.
17
Then Paul called one of the officers and said to him, "Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him."
18
The officer took him, led him to the commander, and said, "The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, because he has something to say to you."
19
The commander took him by the hand, led him off by himself, and asked him, "What do you have to tell me?"
20
He said, "The Jewish authorities have agreed to ask you tomorrow to take Paul down to the Council, pretending that the Council wants to get more accurate information about him.
21
But don't listen to them, because there are more than forty men who will be hiding and waiting for him. They have taken a vow not to eat or drink until they have killed him. They are now ready to do it and are waiting for your decision."
22
The commander said, "Don't tell anyone that you have reported this to me." And he sent the young man away.
and Esther certified
Esther 6:1
That same night the king could not get to sleep, so he had the official records of the empire brought and read to him.
Esther 6:2
The part they read included the account of how Mordecai had uncovered a plot to assassinate the king---the plot made by Bigthana and Teresh, the two palace eunuchs who had guarded the king's rooms.
Romans 11:33
How great are God's riches! How deep are his wisdom and knowledge! Who can explain his decisions? Who can understand his ways?
Mordecai's name
Philippians 2:4
And look out for one another's interests, not just for your own.