Topic
Bagoas
4 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Judith 12:11ISBE
Then said he to Bagoas the eunuch, who had charge over all that he had, Go now, and persuade this Hebrew woman which is with thee, that she come unto us, and eat and drink with us.
- Judith 13:1ISBE
Now when the evening was come, his servants made haste to depart, and Bagoas shut his tent without, and dismissed the waiters from the presence of his lord; and they went to their beds: for they were all weary, because the feast had been long.
- Judith 13:3ISBE
Now Judith had commanded her maid to stand without her bedchamber, and to wait for her. coming forth, as she did daily: for she said she would go forth to her prayers, and she spake to Bagoas according to the same purpose.
- Judith 14:14ISBE
Then went in Bagoas, and knocked at the door of the tent; for he thought that he had slept with Judith.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 4 references
ba-go'as Bagoas: The eunuch in charge of the household of Holofernes whom the latter engaged to bring Judith to his palace (Judith 12:11 ff; 13:1,3; 14:14). Compare JUDITH.
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.