Esther 1:9
7 Beverages were served in an array of goblets of gold, each with a different design, and the royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty.
8 By order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired.
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—
11 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.
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
- Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes.
- KJV
- Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
- WEB
- Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to King Ahasuerus.
- ASV
- Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
- DARBY
- Also the queen Vashti made a feast for the women of the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
- BLB
- Also, Vashti the Queen made a feast [for] the women in the house of royalty that belonged to King Ahasuerus.
- ÅB
- Samtidig gjorde dronning Vasti et gjestebud for kvinner i kong Ahasverus kongelige hus.
- OTB
- Dronning Vashti holdt også et gjestebud for kvinnene i det kongelige palasset til kong Ahasverus.
- B1930
- Samtidig gjorde dronning Vasti et gjestebud for kvinner i kong Ahasverus kongelige hus.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Esther 5:4
“If it pleases the king,” Esther replied, “may the king and Haman come today to the banquet I have prepared for the king.”
Read in contextEsther 5:8
If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, may the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the king’s question.”
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