Esther 1:6

Esther 1:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
• New International Version (NIV)The garden had hangings of white and blue linen, fastened with cords of white linen and purple material to silver rings on marble pillars. There were couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl and other costly stones.
• English Standard Version (ESV)There were white cotton curtains and violet hangings fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rods and marble pillars, and also couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and precious stones.
• New King James Version (NKJV)There were white and blue linen curtains fastened with cords of fine linen and purple on silver rods and marble pillars; and the couches were of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of alabaster, turquoise, and white and black marble.

Context of Esther 1:6

4At that time he displayed the riches of his royal glory and the splendor of his great majesty for many days, 180 days. 5When 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. There 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. 8But the drinking was done according to the royal law; there was no compulsion, for so the king had given orders to each official of his household, that he was to do as each person pleased.

Esther 1:6 word by word

ח֣וּר׀ כַּרְפַּ֣ס וּתְכֵ֗לֶת אָחוּז֙ בְּחַבְלֵי־ב֣וּץ וְאַרְגָּמָ֔ן עַל־גְּלִ֥ילֵי כֶ֖סֶף וְעַמּ֣וּדֵי שֵׁ֑שׁ מִטּ֣וֹת׀ זָהָ֣ב וָכֶ֗סֶף עַ֛ל רִֽצְפַ֥ת בַּהַט־וָשֵׁ֖שׁ וְדַ֥ר וְסֹחָֽרֶת׃Read the interlinear

• fineכַּרְפַּסkarpas · fine linenH3768
• whiteחוּרchûr · whiteH2353
• and violetתְּכֵ֫לֶתtekêleth · blueH8504
• heldאָחַז'âchaz · to graspH270
• by cordsחֶ֫בֶלchebel chêbel · cordH2256
• of fineבּוּץbûts · fine linenH948
• purpleאַרְגָּמָן'argâmân · purpleH713
• on silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• ringsגָּלִילgâlîyl gâlîylâh · GalileeH1551
• columnsעַמּוּד‛ammûd ‛ammûd · pillarH5982
• couchesמִטָּהmiţţâh · bedH4296
• of goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• on a mosaicרִצְפָּהritspâh · glowing stoneH7531
• of porphyryבַּ֫הַטbahaţ · porphyryH923
• mother-of-pearlדַּרdar · mother-of-pearlH1858
• and mineralסֹחֶ֫רֶתsôchereth · stoneH5508

Cross-references for Esther 1:6

• Exodus 26:1“Moreover, you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and violet, purple, and scarlet material; you shall make them with cherubim, the work of a skilled embroiderer.
• Esther 8:15Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in a royal robe of violet and white, with a large crown of gold and a garment of fine linen and purple; and the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.
• Esther 7:8Now when the king returned from the palace garden into the place where they had been drinking wine, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, “Will he even assault the queen with me in the house?” As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
• Ezekiel 23:41and you sat on a splendid couch with a table arranged in front of it on which you had set My incense and My oil.
• Amos 2:8And on garments seized as pledges they stretch out beside every altar, And in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined.
• Amos 6:4Those who lie on beds of ivory, And lounge around on their couches, And eat lambs from the flock, And calves from the midst of the fattened cattle,

Commentaries on Esther 1:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6White, green, and blue hangings - It was customary, on such occasions, not only to hang the place about with elegant curtains of the above colors, as Dr. Shaw and others have remarked, but also to have a canopy of rich stuffs suspended on cords from side to side of the place in which they feasted. And such courts were ordinarily paved with different coloured marbles, or with tiles painted, as above specified. And this was the origin of the Musive or…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Rather, “where was an awning of fine white cotton and violet.” White and blue (or violet) were the royal colors in Persia. Such awnings as are here described were very suitable to the pillared halls and porches of a Persian summer-palace, and especially to the situation of that of Susa. The beds - Rather, “couches” or “sofas,” on which the guests reclined at meals. A pavement … - See the margin. It is generally agreed that the four substances named are…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6White and blue (or violet) were colors of royalty. The mosaic pavement was also richly detailed.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Where were white, green, and blue hangings, &c.--The fashion, in the houses of the great, on festive occasions, was to decorate the chambers from the middle of the wall downward with damask or velvet hangings of variegated colors suspended on hooks, or taken down at pleasure. the beds were of gold and silver--that is, the couches on which, according to Oriental fashion, the guests reclined, and which were either formed entirely of gold and silver or…Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 1:6

• Bed
• Curtains
• Feasts
• Gold
• Marble
• Tapestry

In the dictionaries

• Black
• Colour
• Linen
• Marble
• Shushan
• Agagite
• Bed; Bedchamber; Bedstead
• Color; Colors
• Cotton
• 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