Esther 1:15
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.
14 His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom.
“According to law,” he asked, “what should be done with Queen Vashti, since she refused to obey the command of King Xerxes delivered by the eunuchs?”
16 And in the presence of the king and his princes, Memucan replied, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king, but all the princes and the peoples in all the provinces of King Xerxes.
17 For the conduct of the queen will become known to all women, causing them to despise their husbands and say, ‘King Xerxes ordered Queen Vashti to be brought before him, but she did not come.’
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “According to law,” he asked, “what should be done with Queen Vashti, since she refused to obey the command of King Xerxes delivered by the eunuchs?”
- KJV
- What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?
- WEB
- “What shall we do to Queen Vashti according to law, because she has not done the bidding of the King Ahasuerus by the eunuchs?”
- ASV
- What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not done the bidding of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?
- DARBY
- What shall be done to the queen Vashti according to law, because she has not performed the word of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?
- BLB
- “According to the law, what [is] to [be] done with Queen Vashti, upon that she did not perform the command of King Ahasuerus by the hand of the eunuchs?”
- ÅB
- Hva er det etter loven å gjøre med dronning Vasti, fordi hun ikke har gjort hva kong Ahasverus befalte henne gjennom hoffmennene?
- OTB
- "Hva skal gjøres i henhold til loven med dronning Vashti," spurte han, "fordi hun ikke har utført kong Ahasverus' befaling formidlet av evnukkene?"
- B1930
- Hvad er det efter loven å gjøre med dronning Vasti, fordi hun ikke har gjort hvad kong Ahasverus befalte henne gjennem hoffmennene?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Esther 6:6
Haman entered, and the king asked him, “What should be done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor?” Now Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king be delighted to honor more than me?”
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