Esther 1:7

Esther 1:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.
• New International Version (NIV)Wine was served in goblets of gold, each one different from the other, and the royal wine was abundant, in keeping with the king’s liberality.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Drinks were served in golden vessels, vessels of different kinds, and the royal wine was lavished according to the bounty of the king.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they served drinks in golden vessels, each vessel being different from the other, with royal wine in abundance, according to the generosity of the king.

Context of Esther 1:7

5When these days were over, the king gave a banquet, lasting seven days, in the garden court of the king’s palace for all the people who were present in the palace at Shushan, for both the greatest to the least. 6There were white and blue linen curtains hung by cords of fine linen and purple on silver rings and marble columns, gold and silver couches on a mosaic pavement of alabaster, marble, mother-of-pearl and minerals. Wine was served in golden goblets, each of which was different from the other, and the royal wine was abundant according to the king’s wealth. 8In keeping with the law, there were no restrictions on drinking for the king had instructed the supervisors of his household to comply with each person’s desire. 9In addition Queen Vashti held a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Ahasuerus.

Esther 1:7 word by word

וְהַשְׁקוֹת֙ בִּכְלֵ֣י זָהָ֔ב וְכֵלִ֖ים מִכֵּלִ֣ים שׁוֹנִ֑ים וְיֵ֥ין מַלְכ֛וּת רָ֖ב כְּיַ֥ד הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• drinkשָׁקָהshâqâh · to water: drinkH8248
• in vesselsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• of goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• being diverseשָׁנָהshânâh · to changeH8138
• and royalמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• in abundanceרַבrab · manyH7227
• according to the stateיָדyâd · hand: toH3027
• of the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428

Cross-references for Esther 1:7

• 1 Kings 10:21All of King Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the Forest House of Lebanon were of pure gold. (None was of silver—that did not count for anything in the days of Solomon.)
• 2 Chronicles 9:20All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold and all the vessels of the palace of the Lebanon Forest were of pure gold—silver was not considered valuable in the days of Solomon.
• Daniel 5:2When Belshazzar tasted the wine, he issued an order to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the Temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his consorts and his concubines could drink from them.

Commentaries on Esther 1:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Vessels being diverse - They had different services of plate.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. they gave them drink in vessels of gold--There is reason to believe from this account, as well as from Es 5:6; 7:2, 7, 8, where the drinking of wine occupies by far the most prominent place in the description, that this was a banquet rather than a feast.Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 1:7

• Feasts
• King
• Temperance

In the dictionaries

• Shushan
• Agagite
• Cup
• Esther, Book of

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