Cup-Bearer — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

Official whose primary duty was to taste the wine served to the king as a precaution against poisoning. Cup-bearers frequented the courts of kings and high officials in antiquity (1 Kgs 10:5). These men were close to those in authority and sometimes exercised considerable influence. Generally several of them served the king with the “chief cup-bearer” (butler) at their head (Gn 40:1-23). Solomon’s court included cup-bearers (2 Chr 9:4), and Nehemiah was the king’s cup-bearer (Neh 1:11–2:1 OET NEH 1:11 · OET NEH 2:1); Rabshakeh may have been a cup-bearer (2 Kgs 18:13-19; Is 36:2).

Show passage in OET: KI1 10:5

OET-RV KI1 10:5

5 the food on his table, the seating of his servants, the uniforms and the service of his waiters, and the burnt offerings that he sacrificed at Yahweh’s temple, she was totally lost for words.

OET-LV KI1 10:5

5 And_the _food _of his _table _of_his and_the _seating _of his _servants _of_his and_the _standing _of mmm and_clothes _of_their and_cup-bearers _of_his and_his _burnt _of_offering[s] which he _offered _up the _house _of YHWH and_not it _was in_her still breath.

Show passage in OET: CH2 9:4

OET-RV CH2 9:4

4 and the food at his table, as well as his servants’ stations, his well-dressed ministers standing by, his cup-bearers in their uniforms, and the burnt offerings that he sacrificed at Yahweh’s temple, it took her breath away

OET-LV CH2 9:4

4 And_the _food _of his _table _of_his and_the _seating _of his _servants _of_his and_the _standing _of his _servants and_clothes _of_their and_cup-bearers _of_his and_clothes _of_their and_his _upper _of_room which he _went _up the _house _of YHWH and_not it _was still in_her breath.

Show passage in OET: NEH 1:11; NEH 2:1

OET-RV NEH 1:11

11 Oh, my master, please listen carefully to your servant’s prayer, and to the prayer of your other servants who delight to honour your name. Please cause your servant to succeed today, and give me favour in the king’s eyes.”
¶ Now as for me, I was the king’s cupbearer.

OET-RV NEH 2:1

2 In the spring of the twentieth year of King Artahshashta’s (Artaxerxes’) reign, I was serving wine to the king. I’d never looked sad before in his presence,

OET-LV NEH 1:11

11 Please my_master let _it _be please ear _of_your attentive to the _prayer _of your _servant _of_your and_near/to the _prayer _of your_servants (the)_delighting to_fear DOM your(ms)_name and_grant_success please to_servant _of_your the_day and_give_him (to)_compassion(s) to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_man the_this and_I I _was cup _bearer of_king.

OET-LV NEH 2:1

2 And_he/it _was in_the _month _of Nisan year _of twenty of_ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ the_king wine was_before _of_him and_I _took DOM the_wine and_I_gave_it to/for_the _king and_not I _had _been sad before_him.

Show passage in OET: KI2 18:13–19

OET-RV KI2 18:13

13 In the fourteenth year of King Hizkiyah’s (Hezekiah’s) reign, Assyrian King Sanheriv (Sennacherib) attacked all the fortified cities in Yehudah (Judah) and captured them.

OET-RV KI2 18:14

14 So King Hizkiyah of Yehudah sent messengers to the Assyrian king at Lakish, saying, “I apologise for my mistake. Stop attacking me and I’ll give you whatever you demand of us.” Then the Assyrian king demanded a tribute of ten tonnes of gold and ten tonnes of silver.

OET-RV KI2 18:15

15 So Hizkiyah gave him all the silver out of the temple and from the palace treasuries.

OET-RV KI2 18:16

16 He cut the doors off Yahweh’s temple and the pillars that he’d overlaid gold onto, and gave them to the Assyrian king.

OET-RV KI2 18:17

17 However, the Assyrian king still sent his general and some of his top officials from Lakish to King Hizkiyah in Yerushalem (Jerusalem). They arrived at Yerushalem with a large army and camped by the aquifer supplying the upper pool that was near the field where the people washed their clothes.

OET-RV KI2 18:18