Esther 1:5

Esther 1:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace;
• New International Version (NIV)When these days were over, the king gave a banquet, lasting seven days, in the enclosed garden of the king’s palace, for all the people from the least to the greatest who were in the citadel of Susa.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when these days were completed, the king gave for all the people present in Susa the citadel, both great and small, a feast lasting for seven days in the court of the garden of the king's palace.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when these days were completed, the king made a feast lasting seven days for all the people who were present in Shushan the citadel, from great to small, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace.

Context of Esther 1:5

3in the third year of his reign he held a banquet for all his officials and attendants, the army officers of Persia and Media, the nobles and the officials of his provinces, in his presence. 4At that time he displayed the riches of his royal glory and the splendor of his great majesty for many days, 180 days. When these days were finished, the king held a banquet lasting seven days for all the people who were present at the citadel in Susa, from the greatest to the least, in the courtyard of the garden of the king’s palace. 6There were curtains of fine white and violet linen held by cords of fine purple linen on silver rings and marble columns, and couches of gold and silver on a mosaic floor of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and mineral stones. 7Drinks were served in golden vessels of various kinds, and the royal wine was plentiful in proportion to the king’s bounty.

Esther 1:5 word by word

וּבִמְל֣וֹאת׀ הַיָּמִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה עָשָׂ֣ה הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ לְכָל־הָעָ֣ם הַנִּמְצְאִים֩ בְּשׁוּשַׁ֨ן הַבִּירָ֜ה לְמִגָּ֧דוֹל וְעַד־קָטָ֛ן מִשְׁתֶּ֖ה שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים בַּחֲצַ֕ר גִּנַּ֥ת בִּיתַ֖ן הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

• When theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• were finishedמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• heldעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: offerH6213
• a banquetמִשְׁתֶּהmishteh · feastH4960
• lasting sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• for allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• who wereמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• at the citadelבִּירָהbîyrâh · palaceH1002
• in Susaשׁוּשַׁןshûshan · SusaH7800
• from the greatestגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• to the leastקָטָןqâţân qâţôn · smallH6996
• in the courtyardחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
• the gardenגַּנָּהgannâh · gardenH1593
• palaceבִּיתָןbîythân · palaceH1055

Cross-references for Esther 1:5

• 2 Chronicles 7:8So Solomon held the feast at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly that came from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt.
• 2 Chronicles 30:21The sons of Israel present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy, and the Levites and the priests were praising the Lord day after day with loud instruments to the Lord.

Commentaries on Esther 1:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5A feast unto all the people - The first was a feast for the nobles in general; this, for the people of the city at large. In the court of the garden - As the company was very numerous that was to be received, no apartments in the palace could be capable of containing them; therefore the court of the garden was chosen.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Feasts on this extensive scale were not unusual in the East. Cyrus is said on one occasion to have feasted “all the Persians.” Even ordinarily, the later Persian monarchs entertained 15,000 persons at their table.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5A second, shorter banquet let people from all social levels, from the highest to the lowest, see the king's great wealth. Due to the large crowd, this ongoing open-house event took place outside in the paved courtyard of the palace garden.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-22Commentary by Robert Jamieson 1. Ahasuerus--It is now generally agreed among learned men that the Ahasuerus mentioned in this episode is the Xerxes who figures in Grecian history.Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 1:5

• Feasts
• House
• Seven
• Shushan (Susa)

In the dictionaries

• Gardens
• Palace
• Shushan
• Agagite
• Banquet
• Esther, Book of
• Garden

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