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cupbearers

Meaning of “cupbearers”

Attendants who bear or serve cups, especially in a royal household.

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First occurrence: 1 Kings 10:5

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1 Kings 10:5
And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the Lord; there was no more spirit in her.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 10:5 · retained source text

And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his seruants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparell, and his cup bearers, and his ascent by which hee went vp vnto the house of the LORD: there was no more spirit in her.

1611 marginal noteHeb. standing.

1611 marginal noteOr, Butlers

2 Chronicles 9:4
And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the Lord; there was no more spirit in her.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 9:4 · retained source text

And the meate of his table, and the sitting of his seruants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparell, his cup-bearers also, and their apparell, and his ascent, by which hee went vp into the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.

1611 marginal noteOr, butlers

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