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Esther 1:11

Vashti
Pride

9 Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes.

10 On the seventh day, when the king’s heart was merry with wine, he ordered the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas—

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.

12 Queen Vashti, however, refused to come at the king’s command brought by his eunuchs. And the king became furious, and his anger burned within him.

13 Then the king consulted the wise men who knew the times, for it was customary for him to confer with the experts in law and justice.

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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.
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.

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 31:30

    Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

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  • Mark 6:21–22

    On Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.

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  • Proverbs 16:9

    A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.

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  • 2 Samuel 14:25

    Now there was not a man in all Israel as handsome and highly praised as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head, he did not have a single flaw.

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  • 1 Samuel 25:3

    His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.

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  • Esther 6:8

    have them bring a royal robe that the king himself has worn and a horse on which the king himself has ridden—one with a royal crest placed on its head.

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  • Proverbs 23:29–33

    Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes?

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  • Esther 2:17

    And the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she found grace and favor in his sight more than all of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown upon her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.

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