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Esther 2:4

Vashti

2 Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:

3 And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king’s chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:

And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.

5 Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;

6 Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.

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BSB
Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.
KJV
And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
WEB
and let the maiden who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti.” The thing pleased the king, and he did so.
ASV
and let the maiden that pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
DARBY
And let the maiden that pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
BLB
And the young woman who is good in the eyes of the king shall be queen in place of Vashti.” And this word was good in the eyes of the king, and he did so.
ÅB
og så skulle den unge pike som behager kongen, bli dronning i Vastis sted! Det råd syntes kongen godt om, og han gjorde så.
OTB
La så den unge kvinnen som behager kongen bli gjort til dronning i stedet for Vashti." Dette forslaget behaget kongen, og han handlet deretter.
B1930
og så skulde den unge pike som behager kongen, bli dronning i Vastis sted! Det råd syntes kongen godt om, og han gjorde så.

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Cross references

  • Matthew 14:6

    But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.

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  • Matthew 20:16

    So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.

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  • Matthew 22:14

    For many are called, but few are chosen.

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  • Esther 3:9–10

    If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king’s treasuries.

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  • 2 Samuel 17:4

    And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

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  • Esther 1:21

    And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

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  • 2 Samuel 13:4–6

    And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king’s son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.

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  • 2 Samuel 16:21–23

    And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father’s concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.

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