Esther 2:18
And the king made a great feast to all his princes and his servants, Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave presents according to the king's bounty.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
19And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, Mordecai sat in the king's gate.
Cross References
Judges 14:10And his father went down to the woman, and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
Nehemiah 8:11And the Levites quieted all the people, saying, Be still! for the day is holy; neither be grieved.
Esther 1:7And they gave drink in vessels of gold (the vessels being diverse one from another), and royal wine in abundance, according to the king's bounty.
Song of Solomon 3:11Go forth, daughters of Zion, And behold king Solomon With the crown wherewith his mother crowned him In the day of his espousals, And in the day of the gladness of his heart.
Matthew 22:2The kingdom of the heavens has become like a king who made a wedding feast for his son,
Revelation 11:10And they that dwell upon the earth rejoice over them, and are full of delight, and shall send gifts one to another, because these, the two prophets, tormented them that dwell upon the earth.
Matthew Henry on Esther 2:2-21
Esther's Advancement; Esther Chosen Queen. ( b. c. 514.) 1 After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her. 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… Read the whole commentary →