Esther 1:15
The king asked, 'According to the law, what is to be done with Queen Vashti for not obeying the command of King Ahasuerus conveyed through the eunuchs?'
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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?
KJV1611 – Modern English
What shall we do to Queen Vashti according to law, because she has not performed the commandment of King Ahasuerus by the eunuchs?
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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?
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
What shall we do{H6213} unto the queen{H4436} Vashti{H2060} according to law,{H1881} because she hath not done{H6213} the bidding{H3982} of the king{H4428} Ahasuerus{H325} by{H3027} the chamberlains?{H5631}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
What shall we do{H6213}{(H8800)} unto the queen{H4436} Vashti{H2060} according to law{H1881}, because she hath not performed{H6213}{(H8804)} the commandment{H3982} of the king{H4428} Ahasuerus{H325} by{H3027} the chamberlains{H5631}?
Coverdale Bible (1535)
What lawe shulde be execute vpon the quene Vasthi, because she dyd not acordynge to the worde of the kynge by his chamberlaines.
Geneva Bible (1560)
What shal we do vnto the Queene Vashti according to the law, because she did not according to the worde of the King Ahashuerosh by the commission of the eunuches?
Bishops' Bible (1568)
What, shall we do vnto the queene Uasthi according to the lawe, because she dyd not according to the worde of the king Ahasuerus whiche he commaunded by his chamberlaynes?
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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?
Webster's Bible (1833)
What shall we do to the queen Vashti according to law, because she has not done the bidding of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
`According to law, what -- to do with queen Vashti, because that she hath not done the saying of the king Ahasuerus by the hand of the eunuchs?'
American Standard Version (1901)
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?
American Standard Version (1901)
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?
Bible in Basic English (1941)
What is to be done by law to Vashti the queen, because she has not done what King Ahasuerus, by his servants, gave her orders to do?
World English Bible (2000)
"What shall we do to the queen Vashti according to law, because she has not done the bidding of the King Ahasuerus by the eunuchs?"
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
The king asked,“By law, what should be done to Queen Vashti in light of the fact that she has not obeyed the instructions of King Ahasuerus conveyed through the eunuchs?”
Referenced Verses
- Esth 6:6 : 6 Haman entered, and the king said to him, "What should be done for the man whom the king delights to honor?" Now Haman thought to himself, "Whom would the king delight to honor more than me?"
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Esth 1:16-227 verses89%
16 Memucan responded in the presence of the king and the officials, 'Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king but also all the officials and all the peoples in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.'
17 For the queen's conduct will become known to all the women, causing them to look down on their husbands by saying, 'King Ahasuerus ordered Queen Vashti to be brought before him, but she did not come.'
18 Today the princesses of Persia and Media who have heard about the queen's actions will say the same to all the king's officials, leading to much contempt and anger.
19 If it pleases the king, let a royal decree be issued, written in the laws of Persia and Media which cannot be repealed, that Vashti is never again to enter the presence of King Ahasuerus. Also, let the king give her royal position to someone who is better than she.
20 When the king's edict is proclaimed throughout his vast kingdom, all the women will give respect to their husbands, from the least to the greatest.
21 The proposal pleased the king and the officials, and the king did as Memucan suggested.
22 He sent letters to all the provinces of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, announcing that every man should be ruler over his household and speak in his own language.
- Esth 1:8-147 verses84%
8 The drinking was done according to royal decree with no restrictions, for the king had ordered all the stewards of his household to allow each person to drink as they desired.
9 Queen Vashti also held a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Ahasuerus.
10 On the seventh day, when the king was in high spirits from the wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus,
11 to bring Queen Vashti before the king wearing her royal crown, in order to display her beauty to the people and officials, for she was very beautiful.
12 But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king's command delivered by the eunuchs. The king became furious, and his anger burned within him.
13 Then the king consulted the wise men who understood the times, for it was the king's custom to speak before all who understood law and judgment.
14 The closest advisers to the king were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who had access to the king's presence and held the highest positions in the kingdom.
- Esth 2:1-44 verses82%
1 After these events, when King Ahasuerus’s anger had subsided, he remembered Vashti, what she had done, and what had been decreed against her.
2 Then the king’s attendants said, "Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king.
3 Let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom to gather every beautiful young virgin to the citadel of Susa, to the harem under the custody of Hegai, the king’s eunuch in charge of the women, and let them be given beauty treatments.
4 Then the young woman who pleases the king will become queen in place of Vashti." This proposal pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.
- Esth 2:11-155 verses76%
11 Every day, Mordecai walked back and forth near the courtyard of the harem to find out how Esther was and what was happening to her.
12 When it was the turn of each young woman to go to King Ahasuerus, after completing twelve months of beauty treatments as prescribed—the six months with oil of myrrh and six months with perfumes and cosmetics for women—
13 the young woman would go to the king, and she was given whatever she requested to take with her from the harem to the king’s palace.
14 She would go in the evening, and in the morning she would return to a second harem under the custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch in charge of the concubines. She would not go to the king again unless he delighted in her and summoned her by name.
15 When it was Esther’s turn—the daughter of Abihail, the uncle of Mordecai who had adopted her as his own daughter—to go to the king, she did not request anything except what Hegai, the king’s eunuch in charge of the women, recommended. And Esther won the favor of everyone who saw her.
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5 Then Esther summoned Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs appointed to attend her, and ordered him to find out what was troubling Mordecai and why.
- Esth 4:15-162 verses75%
15 Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai:
16 Go, gather all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.
- Esth 4:10-123 verses74%
10 Then Esther instructed Hathach to respond to Mordecai.
11 ‘All the king's servants and the people of the king's provinces know that for anyone—man or woman—who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned, there is one law: they are to be put to death unless the king extends the gold scepter, allowing them to live. But I have not been summoned to come to the king for thirty days.’
12 When Mordecai was informed of what Esther said,
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3 Then the king's servants who were at the gate asked Mordecai, "Why do you transgress the king's command?"
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5 King Ahasuerus asked Queen Esther, "Who is he, and where is the one who has dared to do this?"
- Esth 1:1-33 verses74%
1 It happened during the days of Ahasuerus, that Ahasuerus who ruled over 127 provinces from India to Ethiopia.
2 At that time, King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.
3 In the third year of his reign, he held a banquet for all his officials and servants. The army of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the officials of the provinces were present before him.
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17 Now the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she won his favor and kindness more than any of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.
- Esth 2:8-92 verses73%
8 When the king’s command and decree were heard, and many young women were gathered to the citadel of Susa under the custody of Hegai, Esther also was taken to the king’s palace and placed under the custody of Hegai, who was in charge of the women.
9 The young woman pleased him and gained his favor. So he promptly provided her with beauty treatments and her portion of food, along with seven chosen young women from the king’s palace. He moved her and her attendants to the best place in the harem.
- Esth 6:1-33 verses73%
1 That night, the king couldn’t sleep, so he commanded that the book of records, the chronicles, be brought in and read before him.
2 It was found written what Mordecai had reported about Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the doorway, who had conspired to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.
3 The king asked, "What honor or recognition has been given to Mordecai for this?" The king’s servants who attended him replied, "Nothing has been done for him."
- Esth 5:3-53 verses72%
3 Then the king asked her, "What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given to you."
4 Esther replied, "If it pleases the king, let the king and Haman come today to the banquet I have prepared for him."
5 The king said, "Bring Haman quickly, so we may do as Esther asks." So the king and Haman went to the banquet Esther had prepared.
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12 And the king said to Queen Esther, “In the citadel of Susa, the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men and the ten sons of Haman. What have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? Now, what is your request? It shall be granted to you. And what is your further petition? It shall be done.”
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15 When the king heard this, he was greatly distressed. He set his mind on rescuing Daniel and worked until sunset to find a way to save him.
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21 During those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, became angry and plotted to assassinate King Ahasuerus.
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1 On that day, King Ahasuerus gave Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came into the king’s presence because Esther had revealed how he was related to her.
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10 The queen, hearing the words of the king and his nobles, entered the banquet hall. She said, 'May the king live forever! Don’t let your thoughts terrify you, and don’t let your face be pale.'
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5 She said, 'If it pleases the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and if the matter seems right to the king, and if I am pleasing in his eyes, let a decree be written to revoke the letters devised by Haman, son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.'
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12 On the thirteenth day of the first month, the king’s scribes were summoned and an edict was written according to all that Haman commanded. It was addressed to the satraps of the king, to the governors of each province, and to the officials of every people, to each province in its script and to each people in its language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the king’s signet ring.