Esther 2:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then the young woman who pleases the king will become queen in place of Vashti." This proposal pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And let the maiden who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti." And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and let the maiden{H5291} that pleaseth{H3190} the king{H4428} be queen{H4427} instead of Vashti.{H2060} And the thing{H1697} pleased{H3190} the king;{H4428} and he did so.{H6213}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And let the maiden{H5291} which pleaseth{H3190}{(H8799)}{H5869} the king{H4428} be queen{H4427}{(H8799)} instead of Vashti{H2060}. And the thing{H1697} pleased{H3190}{(H8799)}{H5869} the king{H4428}; and he did so{H6213}{(H8799)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And loke which damsell pleaseth the kynge, let her be quene in Vasthis steade. This pleased the kynge, and he dyd so.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the mayde that shall please the King, let her reigne in the steade of Vashti; this pleased the King, and he did so.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And that the mayden which pleased the king, should be queene in Uasthis steede. And this pleased the king, and he did so.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    and let the maiden who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti. The thing pleased the king; and he did so.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and the young woman who is good in the eyes of the king doth reign instead of Vashti;' and the thing is good in the eyes of the king, and he doth so.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And let the girl who is pleasing to the king be queen in place of Vashti. And the king was pleased with this suggestion; and he did so.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    and let the maiden who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti." The thing pleased the king, and he did so.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Let the young woman whom the king finds most attractive become queen in place of Vashti.” This seemed like a good idea to the king, so he acted accordingly.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 13:4-6 : 4 Jonadab asked him, 'Why are you, the king's son, so downcast morning after morning? Won't you tell me?' Amnon replied, 'I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.' 5 Jonadab said to him, 'Lie down on your bed and pretend to be ill. When your father comes to see you, say to him, "Please let my sister Tamar come and prepare some food for me here in my sight, so I may watch her and eat it from her hand."' 6 So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to him, 'Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my sight, so I may eat from her hand.'
  • 2 Sam 16:21-23 : 21 Ahithophel answered, "Sleep with your father’s concubines, whom he left to care for the palace. Then all Israel will hear that you have made yourself obnoxious to your father, and the hands of everyone with you will be strengthened." 22 So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel. 23 Now the advice Ahithophel gave in those days was like someone inquiring of God. Such was all of Ahithophel’s advice to both David and Absalom.
  • 2 Sam 17:4 : 4 This plan seemed good in the eyes of Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
  • Esth 1:21 : 21 The proposal pleased the king and the officials, and the king did as Memucan suggested.
  • Esth 3:9-9 : 9 If it pleases the king, let a decree be written to destroy them, and I will weigh out ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who carry out the work, to be deposited in the king’s treasuries." 10 So the king removed his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.
  • Matt 14:6 : 6 But on Herod's birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and it pleased Herod.
  • Matt 20:16 : 16 So the last will be first, and the first will be last. For many are called, but few are chosen.
  • Matt 22:14 : 14 For many are invited, but few are chosen.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Esth 2:1-3
    3 verses
    85%

    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.

  • Esth 1:8-21
    14 verses
    85%

    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.

    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?'

    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.

  • Esth 2:11-19
    9 verses
    83%

    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.

    16 Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus in the royal palace in the tenth month, the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.

    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.

    18 Then the king held a great banquet, Esther’s banquet, for all his officials and servants. He also declared a holiday for the provinces and distributed gifts with royal generosity.

    19 When the virgins were gathered a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate.

  • Esth 2:8-9
    2 verses
    82%

    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 8:4-5
    2 verses
    77%

    4 The king extended the golden scepter to Esther, so she arose and stood before the king.

    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.'

  • Esth 5:3-5
    3 verses
    76%

    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.

  • Esth 1:2
    75%

    2 At that time, King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.

  • Esth 8:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    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.

    2 The king removed his signet ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed Mordecai over Haman’s estate.

  • Esth 7:2
    74%

    2 On the second day, during the wine banquet, the king said to Esther, "What is your request, Queen Esther? It will be granted to you. And what is your petition? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be done."

  • Esth 6:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9 Let the robe and the horse be entrusted to one of the king’s most noble officials. Let them robe the man whom the king delights to honor, and have him ride on the horse through the city square, proclaiming before him: ‘This is what shall be done for the man whom the king delights to honor!’"

    10 Then the king said to Haman, "Go quickly and take the robe and the horse, as you have suggested, and do so for Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king’s gate. Do not neglect anything that you have said."

  • Esth 4:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

    4 When Esther’s attendants and eunuchs came and told her, the queen was deeply distressed. She sent clothes for Mordecai to wear so he could remove his sackcloth, but he refused them.

    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 5:8
    73%

    8 If I have found favor in the king’s eyes and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet I will prepare for them tomorrow. Then I will answer the king’s question."

  • Esth 2:22
    73%

    22 When Mordecai learned about the plot, he informed Queen Esther, and she reported it to the king, giving credit to Mordecai.

  • Esth 4:15
    72%

    15 Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai:

  • Esth 4:17
    72%

    17 So Mordecai went away and did everything Esther had instructed him to do.

  • 2 Chr 30:4
    72%

    4 This plan seemed right to the king and the whole assembly.

  • Esth 6:7
    72%

    7 So Haman said to the king, "For the man whom the king delights to honor,

  • Esth 4:8
    72%

    8 He also gave him a copy of the text of the decree issued in Susa for their destruction, so that Hathach could show it to Esther and explain it to her, urging her to go to the king, plead for mercy, and intercede for her people.

  • Esth 2:5
    72%

    5 Now there was a Jewish man in the citadel of Susa whose name was Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjaminite.

  • Esth 6:5
    72%

    5 The king’s servants said to him, "Haman is standing in the courtyard." The king said, "Let him come in."

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