New American Standard Bible 2020
Esther 1:13-16
13Then the kingH4428 saidH559 to 1the wiseH2450 menH2450 2who 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 3who 4hadH7200 accessH7200 to the king’sH4428 presenceH6440 and satH3427 in the firstH7223 place in the kingdomH4438--
15“According to lawH1881, whatH4100 is to be doneH6213 with QueenH4436 VashtiH2060, sinceH5921H834 she did not 5obeyH6213 the commandH3982 of KingH4428 AhasuerusH325 6delivered by the eunuchsH5631?”
16And in the presenceH6440 of the kingH4428 and the other officialsH8269, MemucanH4462 saidH559, “QueenH4436 VashtiH2060 has wrongedH5753 not onlyH905 the kingH4428 but also allH3605 the officialsH8269 and allH3605 the peoplesH5971 whoH834 are in allH3605 the provincesH4082 of KingH4428 AhasuerusH325.
Notes
- 1. Esther 1:13 Jer 10:7; Dan 2:2 ↩
- 2. Esther 1:13 1 Chr 12:32 ↩
- 3. Esther 1:14 2 Kin 25:19; Matt 18:10 ↩
- 4. Esther 1:14 Lit saw the face of the king ↩
- 5. Esther 1:15 Lit do ↩
- 6. Esther 1:15 Lit by the hand of the ↩
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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