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

9Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the palace which belonged to King Ahasuerus. 10On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus, to bring Queen Vashti before the king with her royal crown in order to display her beauty to the people and the princes, for she was beautiful. 12But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s command delivered by the eunuchs. Then the king became very angry and his wrath burned within him. 13Then the king said to the wise men who understood the times--for it was the custom of the king so to speak before all who knew law and justice

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

• to bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• Queenמַלְכָּהmalkâh · queenH4436
• Vashtiוַשְׁתִּיvashtîy · VashtiH2060
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• royalמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• crownכֶּ֫תֶרkether · crownH3804
• in order to displayרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• her beautyיֳפִיyŏphîy · beautyH3308
• to the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and the princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• for she was beautifulטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896

Cross-references for Esther 1:11

• Proverbs 16:9The mind of man plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps.
• Proverbs 23:29Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes?
• Mark 6:21A strategic day came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his lords and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee;
• 1 Samuel 25:3(now the man’s name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. And the woman was intelligent and beautiful in appearance, but the man was harsh and evil in his dealings, and he was a Calebite),
• 2 Samuel 14:25Now in all Israel was no one as handsome as Absalom, so highly praised; from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there was no defect in him.
• Proverbs 31:30Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.

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