Revised Webster's Bible
Esther 1:14-21
14And the nextH7138 to him was CarshenaH3771, ShetharH8369, AdmathaH133, TarshishH8659, MeresH4825, MarsenaH4826, and MemucanH4462, the sevenH7651 princesH8269 of PersiaH6539 and MediaH4074, who sawH7200 the king’sH4428 faceH6440, and who satH3427 in the first placeH7223 in the kingdomH4438;) 15What shall we doH6213 to the queenH4436 VashtiH2060 according to lawH1881, because she hath not performedH6213 the commandmentH3982 of the kingH4428 AhasuerusH325 byH3027 the chamberlainsH5631?1 16And MemucanH4462 answeredH559 beforeH6440 the kingH4428 and the princesH8269, VashtiH2060 the queenH4436 hath not done wrongH5753 to the kingH4428 only, but also to all the princesH8269, and to all the peopleH5971 that are in all the provincesH4082 of the kingH4428 AhasuerusH325. 17For this deedH1697 of the queenH4436 shall become knownH3318 to all womenH802, so that they shall lookH5869 with contempt uponH959 their husbandsH1167, when it shall be reportedH559, The kingH4428 AhasuerusH325 commandedH559 VashtiH2060 the queenH4436 to be brought inH935 beforeH6440 him, but she cameH935 not. 18Likewise shall the ladiesH8282 of PersiaH6539 and MediaH4074 sayH559 this dayH3117 to all the king’sH4428 princesH8269, who have heardH8085 of the deedH1697 of the queenH4436. Thus shall there arise too muchH1767 contemptH963 and wrathH7110. 19If it pleasethH2895 the kingH4428, let a royalH4438 commandmentH1697 goH3318 from himH6440, and let it be writtenH3789 among the lawsH1881 of the PersiansH6539 and the MedesH4074, that it be not alteredH5674, That VashtiH2060 comeH935 no more beforeH6440 kingH4428 AhasuerusH325; and let the kingH4428 giveH5414 her royal estateH4438 to anotherH7468 that is betterH2896 than she.2345 20And when the king’sH4428 decreeH6599 which he shall makeH6213 shall be proclaimedH8085 throughout all his empireH4438, (for it is greatH7227,) all the wivesH802 shall giveH5414 to their husbandsH1167 honourH3366, both to greatH1419 and smallH6996. 21And the sayingH1697 pleasedH3190H5869 the kingH4428 and the princesH8269; and the kingH4428 didH6213 according to the wordH1697 of MemucanH4462:6
Notes
- 1. Esther 1:15 What...: Heb. What to do ↩
- 2. Esther 1:19 If it...: Heb. If it be good with the king ↩
- 3. Esther 1:19 unto...: Heb. unto her companion ↩
- 4. Esther 1:19 from him: Heb. from before him ↩
- 5. Esther 1:19 be not...: Heb. pass not away ↩
- 6. Esther 1:21 pleased...: Heb. was good in the eyes 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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