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 Living Translation (NLT)And the king loved Esther more than any of the other young women. He was so delighted with her that he set the royal crown on her head and declared her queen instead of Vashti.

Context of Esther 2:17

15Now when the turn came for Esther the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as his daughter, to go in to the king, she requested nothing but what Hegai the king’s eunuch, the custodian of the women, advised. And Esther obtained favor in the sight of all who saw her. 16So Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus, into his royal palace, in the tenth month, which is the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. 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. 18Then the king made a great feast, the Feast of Esther, for all his officials and servants; and he proclaimed a holiday in the provinces and gave gifts according to the generosity of a king. 19When virgins were gathered together a second time, Mordecai sat within 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• lovedאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• Estherאֶסְתֵּר'estêr · EstherH635
• above all the womenאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• and she obtainedנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: kindnessH5375
• graceחֵןchên · favorH2580
• and favourחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• in his sightפָּנֶהpânîym · face: kindnessH6440
• more than all the virginsבְּתוּלָהbethûlâh · virginH1330
• so that he setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• the royalמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• crownכֶּ֫תֶרkether · crownH3804
• upon her headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• and made her queenמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• instead of Vashtiוַשְׁתִּיvashtîy · VashtiH2060

Cross-references for Esther 2:17

• Esther 4:14For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
• 1 Samuel 2:8He raises the poor from the dust And lifts the beggar from the ash heap, To set them among princes And make them inherit the throne of glory. “For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, And He has set the world upon them.
• Psalms 75:6For exaltation comes neither from the east Nor from the west nor from the south.
• Psalms 113:7He raises the poor out of the dust, And lifts the needy out of the ash heap,
• Ezekiel 17:24And all the trees of the field shall know that I, the Lord, have brought down the high tree and exalted the low tree, dried up the green tree and made the dry tree flourish; I, the Lord, have spoken and have done it.”
• Luke 1:48For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; For behold, henceforth 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
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• Esther
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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