Esther 2:1

Esther 2:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.
• New International Version (NIV)Later when King Xerxes’ fury had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what he had decreed about her.
• English Standard Version (ESV)After these things, when the anger of King Ahasuerus had abated, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what had been decreed against her.
• New King James Version (NKJV)After these things, when the wrath of King Ahasuerus subsided, he remembered Vashti, what she had done, and what had been decreed against her.

Context of Esther 2:1

After these things, when the anger of King Ahasuerus had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done, and what had been decided regarding her. 2Then the king’s attendants, who served him, said, “Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king. 3And may the king appoint overseers in all the provinces of his kingdom, and have them bring every beautiful young virgin to the citadel of Susa, to the harem, into the custody of Hegai, the king’s eunuch, who is in charge of the women; and let their cosmetics be given to them.

Esther 2:1 word by word

אַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה כְּשֹׁ֕ךְ חֲמַ֖ת הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ זָכַ֤ר אֶת־וַשְׁתִּי֙ וְאֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֔תָה וְאֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־נִגְזַ֖ר עָלֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

• Afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• thingsדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• when the angerחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
• of Kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ'ăchashvêrôsh 'achashrôsh · AhasuerusH325
• had subsidedשָׁכַךְshâkak · to subsideH7918
• he rememberedזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• Vashtiוַשְׁתִּיvashtîy · VashtiH2060
• and whatאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• she had doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• had been decidedגָּזַרgâzar · to cutH1504
• regardingעַל‛al · uponH5921

Cross-references for Esther 2:1

• Daniel 6:14Then, as soon as the king heard this statement, he was deeply distressed, and set his mind on rescuing Daniel; and until sunset he kept exerting himself to save him.
• Esther 1:12But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s order delivered by the eunuchs. So the king became very angry, and his wrath burned within him.

Commentaries on Esther 2:1

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1These events must belong to the time between the great assembly held at Susa in Xerxes‘ third year (483 B.C.), and the departure of the monarch on his expedition against Greece in his fifth year, 481 B.C.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Esther chosen queen. (1-20) Mordecai discovers a plot against the king. (21-23) Verses 1-20 We see to what absurd practices those came, who were destitute of Divine revelation, and what need there was of the gospel of Christ, to purify men from the lusts of the flesh, and to bring them back to the original institution of marriage. Esther was preferred as queen. Those who suggest that Esther committed sin to come at this dignity, do not consider the custom…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-201-3. After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased--On recovering from the violent excitement of his revelry and rage, the king was pierced with poignant regret for the unmerited treatment he had given to his beautiful and dignified queen. But, according to the law, which made the word of a Persian king irrevocable, she could not be restored. His counsellors, for their own sake, were solicitous to remove his disquietude, and hastened…Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 2:1

• Vashti

In the dictionaries

• Ahasuerus
• Vashti
• Esther, Book of

Commentaries on Esther 2

• 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