Revised Literal Translation
Esther 2:4
4And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
Esther 2:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
- New International Version (NIV)Then let the young woman who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti.” This advice appealed to the king, and he followed it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And let the young woman who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti." This pleased the king, and he did so.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then let the young woman who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti.” This thing pleased the king, and he did so.
Context of Esther 2:4
2Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king: 3And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king’s chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them: And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so. 5Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite; 6Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.
Read all of Esther 2Esther 2:4 word by word
וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר תִּיטַב֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ תִּמְלֹ֖ךְ תַּ֣חַת וַשְׁתִּ֑י וַיִּיטַ֧ב הַדָּבָ֛ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וַיַּ֥עַשׂ כֵּֽן׃ סRead the interlinear
- And let the maidenנַעֲרָהna‛ărâh · maidenH5291
- which pleasethעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
- which pleasethיָטַבyâţab · be goodH3190
- the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- be queenמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
- instead of Vashtiוַשְׁתִּיvashtîy · VashtiH2060
- And the thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
- and he did soעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
Cross-references for Esther 2:4
- Matthew 20:16So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
- Matthew 22:14For many are called, but few are chosen.
- Esther 1:21And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
- Esther 3:9If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king’s treasuries.
- 2 Samuel 13:4And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king’s son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.
- 2 Samuel 16:21And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father’s concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.
- 2 Samuel 17:4And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
- Matthew 14:6But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
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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
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