New American Standard Bible 2020
Esther 1:10-14
10On the seventhH7637 dayH3117, when the heartH3820 of the kingH4428 was 1cheerfulH2895 with wineH3196, he orderedH559 MehumanH4104, BizthaH968, HarbonaH2726, BigthaH903, AbagthaH5, ZetharH2242, and CarkasH3752, the sevenH7651 eunuchsH5631 who servedH8334 in the presenceH6440 of KingH4428 AhasuerusH325, 11to bringH935 QueenH4436 VashtiH2060 beforeH6440 the kingH4428 with her royalH4438 2turbanH3804 in order to displayH7200 her beautyH3308 to the peopleH5971 and the officialsH8269, for she was beautifulH2896H4758. 12But QueenH4436 VashtiH2060 refusedH3985 to comeH935 at the king’sH4428 orderH1697 3deliveredH3027 by the eunuchsH5631. So the kingH4428 becameH7107 veryH3966 angryH7107, and his wrathH2534 burnedH1197 within him.
13Then the kingH4428 saidH559 to 4the wiseH2450 menH2450 5who understoodH3045 the timesH6256--for it was the customH1697 of the kingH4428 to speak thisH3651 wayH3651 beforeH6440 allH3605 who knewH3045 Persian lawH1881 and justiceH1779 14and were closeH7138 to him, namely, CarshenaH3771, ShetharH8369, AdmathaH133, TarshishH8659, MeresH4825, MarsenaH4826, and MemucanH4462, the sevenH7651 officialsH8269 of PersiaH6539 and MediaH4074 6who 7hadH7200 accessH7200 to the king’sH4428 presenceH6440 and satH3427 in the firstH7223 place in the kingdomH4438--
Notes
- 1. Esther 1:10 Judg 16:25 ↩
- 2. Esther 1:11 Esth 2:17; 6:8 ↩
- 3. Esther 1:12 Lit by the hand of the ↩
- 4. Esther 1:13 Jer 10:7; Dan 2:2 ↩
- 5. Esther 1:13 1 Chr 12:32 ↩
- 6. Esther 1:14 2 Kin 25:19; Matt 18:10 ↩
- 7. Esther 1:14 Lit saw the face of the king ↩
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
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