Butler—and—baker— This chief butler and chief baker, Genesis 40:2 were two distinguished officers of the crown; cup-bearer and master of the household to the king; see Nehemiah 1:11. Diodorus Siculus informs us, that "all officers who immediately served the ancient kings of AEgypt, were taken from the most illustrious families of the priests; no mercenaries purchased for money, or home-born slaves, were ever admitted to this honour." Some writers have assigned causes for this anger of Pharaoh against these officers; but these can be nothing but conjecture.
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Genesis 40:1
1 And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.