American Standard Version
Esther 1:6-10
6There were hangings of whiteH2353 cloth, of green, and of blueH8504, fastened with cordsH2256 of fineH8336 linenH8336 and purpleH713 to silverH3701 rings and pillarsH5982 of marble: the couchesH4296 were of goldH2091 and silverH3701, upon a pavementH7531 of red, and whiteH2353, and yellow, and black marble. 7And they gaveH8248 them drinkH8248 in vesselsH3627 of goldH2091 (the vesselsH3627 being diverse one from another), and royal wineH3196 in abundance, according to the bounty of the kingH4428. 8And the drinking was according to the lawH1881; none could compel: for so the kingH4428 had appointedH3245 to all the officers of his houseH1004, that they should do according to every man’sH376 pleasureH7522.
9AlsoH1571 VashtiH2060 the queenH4436 madeH6213 a feastH4960 for the womenH802 in the royal houseH1004 which belonged to kingH4428 AhasuerusH325. 10On the seventhH7637 dayH3117, when the heartH3820 of the kingH4428 was merry with wineH3196, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, HarbonaH2726, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the sevenH7651 chamberlains that ministered in the presenceH6440 of AhasuerusH325 the kingH4428,
Commentaries on Esther 1
- 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
American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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