Esther 1:11

Esther 1:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.
• New International Version (NIV)to bring before him Queen Vashti, wearing her royal crown, in order to display her beauty to the people and nobles, for she was lovely to look at.
• English Standard Version (ESV)to bring Queen Vashti before the king with her royal crown, in order to show the peoples and the princes her beauty, for she was lovely to look at.
• New King James Version (NKJV)to bring Queen Vashti before the king, wearing her royal crown, in order to show her beauty to the people and the officials, for she was beautiful to behold.

Context of Esther 1:11

9At the same time, the king's wife, Queen Vashti, gave a feast for all the women in the palace. 10On the seventh day of the feast, King Xerxes was feeling happy, because he had drunk so much wine. He had seven eunuchs who served him in the palace. Their names were Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar and Carcas. He told them to bring Queen Vashti to him. He said that she must wear her royal crown. He wanted to show everyone at his feast how beautiful his queen was. She was a very beautiful woman. 12The eunuchs told Queen Vashti what the king had commanded. But she refused to go to him. This made the king very angry. 13The king spoke to his wise advisors about what had happened. These men understood the laws and customs of Persia. When something like this happened, the king would ask them what he should do.

Esther 1:11 word by word

לְ֠הָבִיא אֶת־וַשְׁתִּ֧י הַמַּלְכָּ֛ה לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ בְּכֶ֣תֶר מַלְכ֑וּת לְהַרְא֨וֹת הָֽעַמִּ֤ים וְהַשָּׂרִים֙ אֶת־יָפְיָ֔הּ כִּֽי־טוֹבַ֥ת מַרְאֶ֖ה הִֽיא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• To bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• Vashtiוַשְׁתִּיvashtîy · VashtiH2060
• the queenמַלְכָּהmalkâh · queenH4436
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• with the crownכֶּ֫תֶרkether · crownH3804
• royalמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• to shewרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and the princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• her beautyיֳפִיyŏphîy · beautyH3308
• fairטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• to look onמַרְאֶהmar'eh · appearanceH4758

Cross-references for Esther 1:11

• Proverbs 16:9People make plans for what they will do, but it is the Lord who leads them in the right way.
• Proverbs 23:2918. People who drink too much wine have many problems. Do you see someone who is in trouble? Someone who is very sad? Someone who argues or complains all the time? Do you see someone with wounds on his body for no reason, or someone with red eyes? Then you are looking at someone who likes to drink wine until late at night. He is someone who likes to try different drinks.
• Mark 6:21One day, Herodias had her chance. It was Herod's birthday and he asked many people to come to a special meal. Important men and officers came. The rulers from Galilee were also there.
• 2 Samuel 14:25Everyone in Israel praised Absalom. They all thought that he was the most handsome man in the whole country. His body was perfect, from head to toe.
• Proverbs 31:30A woman may seem to be beautiful, but that can deceive people. Her body will not be beautiful for ever. But a woman who respects the Lord with fear will receive honour.

Commentaries on Esther 1:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11To bring Vashti the queen - The Targum adds naked. For she was fair to look on - Hence she had her name Vashti, which signifies beautiful. See Esther 1:9.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11To bring Vashti the queen - This command, though contrary to Persian customs, is not out of harmony with the character of Xerxes; and is evidently related as something strange and unusual. Otherwise, the queen would not have refused to come.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-22Verses 10-22 Ahasuerus's feast ended in heaviness, by his own folly. Seasons of peculiar festivity often end in vexation. Superiors should be careful not to command what may reasonably be disobeyed. But when wine is in, men's reason departs from them. He that had rule over 127 provinces, had no rule over his own spirit. But whether the passion or the policy of the king was served by this decree, God's providence made way for Esther to the crown, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11she was beautiful to behold: The king wanted to show off one of his prized possessions.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1210-12. On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine--As the feast days advanced, the drinking was more freely indulged in, so that the close was usually marked by great excesses of revelry. he commanded ... the seven chamberlains--These were the eunuchs who had charge of the royal harem. The refusal of Vashti to obey an order which required her to make an indecent exposure of herself before a company of drunken revellers, was…Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 1:11

• Beauty
• Chamberlain
• Crown
• Divorce
• Drunkenness
• Family
• Husband
• Modesty
• Persia
• Queen
• Vashti
• Wife
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Vashti
• Crown
• Shushan
• Esther, Book of
• Purim; Pur
• Diadem

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