Esther 2:17

Esther 2:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
• New International Version (NIV)Now the king was attracted to Esther more than to any of the other women, and she won his favor and approval more than any of the other virgins. So he set a royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.
• English Standard Version (ESV)the king loved Esther more than all the women, and she won grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins, so that he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins; so he set the royal crown upon her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.

Context of Esther 2:17

15Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai who had taken her as his daughter, came to go in to the king, she did not request anything except what Hegai, the king’s eunuch who was in charge of the women, advised. And Esther was finding favor in the eyes of all who saw her. 16So Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus in his royal palace in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. The king loved Esther more than all the women, and she found favor and kindness with him more than all the virgins, so that he set the royal turban on her head and made her queen in place of Vashti. 18Then the king held a great banquet, Esther’s banquet, for all his officials and his servants; he also made a holiday for the provinces and gave gifts in proportion to the king’s bounty. 19Now when the virgins were gathered together for the second time, then Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate.

Esther 2:17 word by word

וַיֶּאֱהַ֨ב הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ אֶת־אֶסְתֵּר֙ מִכָּל־הַנָּשִׁ֔ים וַתִּשָּׂא־חֵ֥ן וָחֶ֛סֶד לְפָנָ֖יו מִכָּל־הַבְּתוּלֹ֑ת וַיָּ֤שֶׂם כֶּֽתֶר־מַלְכוּת֙ בְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּ וַיַּמְלִיכֶ֖הָ תַּ֥חַת וַשְׁתִּֽי׃Read the interlinear

• The kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• lovedאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• Estherאֶסְתֵּר'estêr · EstherH635
• moreמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the womenאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• and she foundנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: kindnessH5375
• favorחֵןchên · favorH2580
• and kindnessחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• the virginsבְּתוּלָהbethûlâh · virginH1330
• he setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• the royalמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• turbanכֶּ֫תֶרkether · crownH3804
• on her headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• and madeמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• inתַּחַתtachath · underneath: insteadH8478
• placeתַּחַתtachath · underneath: insteadH8478
• Vashtiוַשְׁתִּיvashtîy · VashtiH2060

Cross-references for Esther 2:17

• Esther 4:14For if you keep silent at this time, liberation and rescue will arise for the Jews from another place, and you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this?”
• 1 Samuel 2:8He raises the poor from the dust, He lifts the needy from the garbage heap To seat them with nobles, And He gives them a seat of honor as an inheritance; For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, And He set the world on them.
• Psalms 75:6For not from the east, nor from the west, Nor from the desert comes exaltation;
• Psalms 113:7He raises the poor from the dust, He lifts the needy from the garbage heap,
• Ezekiel 17:24All the trees of the field will know that I am the Lord; I bring down the high tree, exalt the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish. I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will perform it.”
• Luke 1:48For He has had regard for the humble state of His bond-servant; For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed.

Commentaries on Esther 2:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Set the royal crown upon her head - Made her what is now called in the East the Sultana, the queen. She was the mistress of all the rest of the wives, all of whom were obliged to pay her the most profound respect.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17he placed the royal crown upon her head: Now Esther had access to the king's heart as his favored wife. She was in a position where God could use her to influence the king's thoughts and actions.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. the king loved Esther above all the women--The choice fell on Esther, who found favor in the eyes of Ahasuerus. He elevated her to the dignity of chief wife, or queen. The other competitors had apartments assigned them in the royal harem, and were retained in the rank of secondary wives, of whom Oriental princes have a great number. he set the royal crown upon her head--This consisted only of a purple ribbon, streaked with white, bound round the…Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 2:17

• Chamberlain
• Crown
• Esther
• Queen
• Vashti

In the dictionaries

• Esther
• Vashti
• Crown
• Esther, Book of
• Favor
• Gold
• Kindness
• Diadem

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