Esther 1:21

And the speech was pleasing in the eyes of the king and of the princes; and the king did according to the speech of Memuchan.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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

In Context

20And when the king's decree which he will make shall be published throughout all his kingdom, however great it is: all the wives will show respect to their husbands, unto every one, from the great even to the small.

22And he sent letters unto all the provinces of the king, unto every province according to its writing, and to every people according to its language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, however he may speak according to the language of his people.

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Cross References

Esther 1:19If it please the king, let there go forth a royal order from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that no one transgress it, That Vashti come no more before king Achashverosh: and let the king give her royal dignity unto another that is better than she.

Matthew Henry on Esther 1:11-22

Vashti's Refusal to Appear; Vashti Divorced. ( b. c. 519.) 10 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king, 11 To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to show the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on. 12 But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains:… Read the whole commentary →

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