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

15And when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, came to go in to the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained grace in the sight of all them that saw her. 16So Esther was taken to king Ahasuerus, into his royal house, in the tenth month, that is, the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins, and he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti. 18And the king made a great feast to all his princes and his servants, Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave presents according to the king's bounty. 19And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, Mordecai sat 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
• graceחֵןchên · 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 shall there arise relief and deliverance to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall perish. And who knows 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; from the dung-hill he lifteth up the needy, To set [him] among nobles; and he maketh them inherit a throne of glory; For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah's, and he hath set the world upon them.
• Psalms 75:6For not from the east nor from the west, nor yet from the south doth exaltation [come]:
• Psalms 113:7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust; from the dung-hill he lifteth up the needy,
• 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 made the dry tree to flourish: I Jehovah have spoken, and will do [it].
• Luke 1:48For he has looked upon the low estate of his bondmaid; 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
• 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