Esther 1:11

⁹ Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.

¹⁰ On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,

To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.

¹² But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.

¹³ Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king’s manner toward all that knew law and judgment:

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ÅB: at de skulle føre dronning Vasti fram for kongen, med kongelig krone på, så han kunne la folkene og fyrstene få se hennes skjønnhet; for hun var meget fager.
OTB: å føre dronning Vashti fram for kongen med hennes kongelige krone, for å vise hennes skjønnhet til folket og embetsmennene, for hun var vakker å se på.
B1930: at de skulde føre dronning Vasti frem for kongen, med kongelig krone på, så han kunde la folkene og fyrstene få se hennes skjønnhet; for hun var meget fager.

BSB: to bring Queen Vashti before him, wearing her royal crown, to display her beauty to the people and officials. For she was beautiful to behold.
KJV: To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.
WEB: to bring Vashti the queen before the king wearing the royal crown, to show the people and the princes her beauty; for she was beautiful.
ASV: to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to show the peoples and the princes her beauty; for she was fair to look on.
DARBY: to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the royal crown to shew the peoples and the princes her beauty; for she was of beautiful countenance.
BLB: to bring Vashti the queen before the face of the king in a crown of royalty, to show the peoples and the officials her beauty, for she [was] beautiful of appearance.

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Proverbs 23:29–33
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Esther 2:17
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.
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