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Esther 1:9
9Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes.
Esther 1:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
- New International Version (NIV)Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Queen Vashti also gave a feast for the women in the palace that belonged to King Ahasuerus.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Queen Vashti also made a feast for the women in the royal palace which belonged to King Ahasuerus.
Context of Esther 1:9
7Beverages were served in an array of goblets of gold, each with a different design, and the royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty. 8By order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired. Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes. 10On the seventh day, when the king’s heart was merry with wine, he ordered the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas— 11to bring Queen Vashti before him, wearing her royal crown, to display her beauty to the people and officials. For she was beautiful to behold.
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גַּ֚ם וַשְׁתִּ֣י הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה עָשְׂתָ֖ה מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה נָשִׁ֑ים בֵּ֚ית הַמַּלְכ֔וּת אֲשֶׁ֖ר לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃ סRead the interlinear
- Queenמַלְכָּהmalkâh · queenH4436
- Vashtiוַשְׁתִּיvashtîy · VashtiH2060
- alsoגַּםgam · alsoH1571
- gaveעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: offerH6213
- a banquetמִשְׁתֶּהmishteh · feastH4960
- for the womenאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
- in the royalמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
- palaceבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- of Kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ'ăchashvêrôsh 'achashrôsh · AhasuerusH325
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Commentaries on Esther 1:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Also Vashti the queen - Vashti is a mere Persian word; and signifies a beautiful or excellent woman. Made a feast for the women - The king, having subdued all his enemies, left no competitor for the kingdom; and being thus quietly and firmly seated on the throne, made this a time of general festivity. As the women of the East never mingle with the men in public, Vashti made a feast for the Persian ladies by themselves; and while the men were in the court…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Vashti - If Ahasuerus is Xerxes, Vashti would be Amestris, whom the Greeks regarded as the only legitimate wife of that monarch, and who was certainly married to him before he ascended the throne. The name may be explained either as a corruption of Amestris, or as a title, vahishta, (Sanskrit: vasishtha, the superlative of vasu, “sweet”); and it may be supposed that the disgrace recorded (Esther 1:19-21, see the note) was only temporary; Amestris in the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9Since Vashti means the best, desired, beloved, it might be a title for a favored wife rather than her real name. Ancient Greek historians call her Amestris (for example, Herodotus, Histories 7.114). Her son, Artaxerxes I, became king of Persia and ruled from 465 to 424 BC, after Xerxes died (see Ezra 4:7–23; 6:14; 7:1, 7, 11–26; 8:1; Nehemiah 1:1; 2:1; 5:14; 13:6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women--The celebration was double; for, as according to the Oriental fashion, the sexes do not intermingle in society, the court ladies were entertained in a separate apartment by the queen.Read the comment
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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
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