Genesis 45:16 Cross References - ISV

¹⁶ Pharaoh is PleasedAs soon as the news reached Pharaoh’s palace that Joseph’s brothers had arrived, Pharaoh and his servants were ecstatic.

⁶ Abram answered Sarai, “Look, your servant is under your control, so do to her as you wish.” So Sarai dealt so harshly with Hagar that she ran away from Sarai.

¹⁵ and said, “Look! My land is available to you, so settle wherever you please.”

¹⁸ What they said pleased Hamor and his son Shechem,

³³ Therefore let Pharaoh select a wise, discerning person to place in charge over the land of Egypt.

³³ who walked ahead of you along the way to scout a place for you to pitch camp—by fire at night and cloud by day—to lead you on the way you should go.”

³⁶ Everybody took note of this and was very pleased, just as everything else the king did pleased everyone.

⁴ This decision seemed to be a good one in the opinion of the king and of the entire assembly,

²¹ This seemed like a good idea to the king and his officials, so the king did what Memucan suggested.

⁴ Then let the young woman who pleases the king rule in place of Vashti.” This advice pleased the king, and he did this.

¹⁴ Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said, “Have a pole made 50 cubits high, and then in the morning speak to the king and have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go with the king to the banquet happy.” This advice pleased Haman, and he had the pole made.

⁵ This suggestion pleased the whole group. So they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a gentile convert to Judaism from Antioch.

¹³ On their second trip, Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Joseph introduced his family to Pharaoh.