Esther 1:9

Esther 1:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
• New International Version (NIV)Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Queen Vashti also gave a feast for the women in the palace that belonged to King Ahasuerus.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Queen Vashti also made a feast for the women in the royal palace which belonged to King Ahasuerus.

Context of Esther 1:9

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. Queen Vashti also held a banquet for the women in the palace which belonged to King Ahasuerus. 10On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was cheerful with wine, he ordered Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus, 11to bring Queen Vashti before the king with her royal turban in order to display her beauty to the people and the officials, for she was beautiful.

Esther 1:9 word by word

גַּ֚ם וַשְׁתִּ֣י הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה עָשְׂתָ֖ה מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה נָשִׁ֑ים בֵּ֚ית הַמַּלְכ֔וּת אֲשֶׁ֖ר לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃ סRead the interlinear

• Queenמַלְכָּהmalkâh · queenH4436
• Vashtiוַשְׁתִּיvashtîy · VashtiH2060
• alsoגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• heldעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: offerH6213
• a banquetמִשְׁתֶּהmishteh · feastH4960
• for the womenאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• palaceבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• belonged to Kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ'ăchashvêrôsh 'achashrôsh · AhasuerusH325

Cross-references for Esther 1:9

• Esther 5:4Esther said, “If it pleases the king, may the king and Haman come this day to the banquet that I have prepared for him.”

Commentaries on Esther 1:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Also Vashti the queen - Vashti is a mere Persian word; and signifies a beautiful or excellent woman. Made a feast for the women - The king, having subdued all his enemies, left no competitor for the kingdom; and being thus quietly and firmly seated on the throne, made this a time of general festivity. As the women of the East never mingle with the men in public, Vashti made a feast for the Persian ladies by themselves; and while the men were in the court…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Vashti - If Ahasuerus is Xerxes, Vashti would be Amestris, whom the Greeks regarded as the only legitimate wife of that monarch, and who was certainly married to him before he ascended the throne. The name may be explained either as a corruption of Amestris, or as a title, vahishta, (Sanskrit: vasishtha, the superlative of vasu, “sweet”); and it may be supposed that the disgrace recorded (Esther 1:19-21, see the note) was only temporary; Amestris in the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9Since Vashti means the best, desired, beloved, it might be a title for a favored wife rather than her real name. Ancient Greek historians call her Amestris (for example, Herodotus, Histories 7.114). Her son, Artaxerxes I, became king of Persia and ruled from 465 to 424 BC, after Xerxes died (see Ezra 4:7–23; 6:14; 7:1, 7, 11–26; 8:1; Nehemiah 1:1; 2:1; 5:14; 13:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women--The celebration was double; for, as according to the Oriental fashion, the sexes do not intermingle in society, the court ladies were entertained in a separate apartment by the queen.Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 1:9

• Feasts
• Food
• Queen
• Vashti

In the dictionaries

• Ahasuerus
• Vashti
• Shushan
• Agagite
• Esther, Book of
• Purim; Pur

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