New American Standard Bible 2020

Esther 1:13-19

13Then the king said to 1the wise men 2who understood the times--for it was the custom of the king to speak this way before all who knew Persian law and justice

14and were close to him, namely, Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven officials of Persia and Media 3who 4had access to the king’s presence and sat in the first place in the kingdom--

15“According to law, what is to be done with Queen Vashti, since she did not 5obey the command of King Ahasuerus 6delivered by the eunuchs?”

16And in the presence of the king and the other officials, Memucan said, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king but also all the officials and all the peoples who are in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.

17For the queen’s conduct will 7become known to all the women so as to make their own husbands despicable in their sight, when they say, ‘King Ahasuerus 8commanded that Queen Vashti be brought in to his presence, but she did not come.’

18And this day the wives of the officials of Persia and Media who have heard about the queen’s conduct will talk about it to all the king’s officials, and there will be plenty of contempt and anger.

19If it pleases the king, let a royal 9edict be issued by him and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media so 10that it cannot 11be repealed, that Vashti may not come into the presence of King Ahasuerus, and let the king give her royal position to 12another who is more worthy than she.

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Notes

1. Esther 1:13 Jer 10:7; Dan 2:2 ↩
2. Esther 1:13 1 Chr 12:32 ↩
3. Esther 1:14 2 Kin 25:19; Matt 18:10 ↩
4. Esther 1:14 Lit saw the face of the king ↩
5. Esther 1:15 Lit do ↩
6. Esther 1:15 Lit by the hand of the ↩
7. Esther 1:17 Lit go forth ↩
8. Esther 1:17 Lit said to bring ↩
9. Esther 1:19 Lit word go forth from ↩
10. Esther 1:19 Esth 8:8; Dan 6:8 ↩
11. Esther 1:19 Lit pass by ↩
12. Esther 1:19 Lit her neighbor ↩

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