Esther 1:7

Esther 1:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.
• New International Version (NIV)Wine was served in goblets of gold, each one different from the other, and the royal wine was abundant, in keeping with the king’s liberality.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Drinks were served in golden vessels, vessels of different kinds, and the royal wine was lavished according to the bounty of the king.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they served drinks in golden vessels, each vessel being different from the other, with royal wine in abundance, according to the generosity of the king.

Context of Esther 1:7

5When those days were over, the king held a banquet lasting seven days. This banquet was held in the enclosed garden of the king’s palace for all people in the fortress of Susa, whatever their rank. 6The garden had white and violet linen curtains. These curtains were attached to silver rods and marble pillars by cords made of white and purple fine linen. Gold and silver couches were on a mosaic pavement of purple rock, white marble, pearl-like stone, and black marble. People drank from golden cups. No two cups were alike. The king also provided plenty of royal wine out of his royal generosity. 8The drinking followed this rule: Drink as you please. (The king had ordered all the waiters in his palace to let everyone do as he pleased.) 9Queen Vashti also held a banquet for the women at the royal palace of King Xerxes.

Esther 1:7 word by word

וְהַשְׁקוֹת֙ בִּכְלֵ֣י זָהָ֔ב וְכֵלִ֖ים מִכֵּלִ֣ים שׁוֹנִ֑ים וְיֵ֥ין מַלְכ֛וּת רָ֖ב כְּיַ֥ד הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• drinkשָׁקָהshâqâh · to water: drinkH8248
• in vesselsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• of goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• being diverseשָׁנָהshânâh · to changeH8138
• and royalמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• in abundanceרַבrab · manyH7227
• according to the stateיָדyâd · hand: toH3027
• of the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428

Cross-references for Esther 1:7

• 1 Kings 10:21All King Solomon’s cups were gold, and all the utensils for the hall ⌞which he called⌟ the Forest of Lebanon were fine gold. (Nothing was silver, because it wasn’t considered valuable in Solomon’s time.)
• 2 Chronicles 9:20All King Solomon’s cups were gold, and all the utensils for the hall ⌞named⌟ the Forest of Lebanon were fine gold. (Silver wasn’t considered valuable in Solomon’s time.)
• Daniel 5:2As they were tasting the wine, Belshazzar ordered that the gold and silver utensils which his grandfather Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem be brought to him. He wanted to drink from them with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.

Commentaries on Esther 1:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Vessels being diverse - They had different services of plate.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. they gave them drink in vessels of gold--There is reason to believe from this account, as well as from Es 5:6; 7:2, 7, 8, where the drinking of wine occupies by far the most prominent place in the description, that this was a banquet rather than a feast.Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 1:7

• Feasts
• King
• Temperance

In the dictionaries

• Shushan
• Agagite
• Cup
• Esther, Book of

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