Esther 2:17

Esther 2:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
• New International Version (NIV)Now the king was attracted to Esther more than to any of the other women, and she won his favor and approval more than any of the other virgins. So he set a royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.
• English Standard Version (ESV)the king loved Esther more than all the women, and she won grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins, so that he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins; so he set the royal crown upon her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.

Context of Esther 2:17

15Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favor in the sight of all them that looked upon her. 16So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained favor and kindness in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti. 18Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther’s feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the bounty of the king. 19And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai was sitting in the king’s gate.

Esther 2:17 word by word

וַיֶּאֱהַ֨ב הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ אֶת־אֶסְתֵּר֙ מִכָּל־הַנָּשִׁ֔ים וַתִּשָּׂא־חֵ֥ן וָחֶ֛סֶד לְפָנָ֖יו מִכָּל־הַבְּתוּלֹ֑ת וַיָּ֤שֶׂם כֶּֽתֶר־מַלְכוּת֙ בְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּ וַיַּמְלִיכֶ֖הָ תַּ֥חַת וַשְׁתִּֽי׃Read the interlinear

• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• lovedאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• Estherאֶסְתֵּר'estêr · EstherH635
• womenאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• favorחֵןchên · favorH2580
• virginsבְּתוּלָהbethûlâh · virginH1330
• setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• crownכֶּ֫תֶרkether · crownH3804
• headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• Vashtiוַשְׁתִּיvashtîy · VashtiH2060

Cross-references for Esther 2:17

• Esther 4:14For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then will relief and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place, but thou and thy father’s house will perish: and who knoweth whether thou art not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
• 1 Samuel 2:8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, He lifteth up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, And inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah’s, And he hath set the world upon them.
• Psalms 75:6For neither from the east, nor from the west, Nor yet from the south, cometh lifting up.
• Psalms 113:7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, And lifteth up the needy from the dunghill;
• Ezekiel 17:24And all the trees of the field shall know that I, Jehovah, have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I, Jehovah, have spoken and have done it.
• Luke 1:48For he hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaid: For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

Commentaries on Esther 2:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Set the royal crown upon her head - Made her what is now called in the East the Sultana, the queen. She was the mistress of all the rest of the wives, all of whom were obliged to pay her the most profound respect.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17he placed the royal crown upon her head: Now Esther had access to the king's heart as his favored wife. She was in a position where God could use her to influence the king's thoughts and actions.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. the king loved Esther above all the women--The choice fell on Esther, who found favor in the eyes of Ahasuerus. He elevated her to the dignity of chief wife, or queen. The other competitors had apartments assigned them in the royal harem, and were retained in the rank of secondary wives, of whom Oriental princes have a great number. he set the royal crown upon her head--This consisted only of a purple ribbon, streaked with white, bound round the…Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 2:17

• Chamberlain
• Crown
• Esther
• Queen
• Vashti

In the dictionaries

• Esther
• Vashti
• Esther, Hadassah
• Crown
• Esther, Book of
• Favor
• Gold
• Kindness
• Diadem

Commentaries on Esther 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings