Esther 1:11

to bring in the queen to him, to + 1:11 Gr. to make her queen. enthrone her, and crown her with the diadem, and to show her to the princes, and her beauty to the nations: for she was beautiful.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.

In Context

10Now on the seventh day the king, being merry, told Aman, and Bazan, and Tharrha, and Barazi, and Zatholtha, and Abataza, and Tharaba, the seven chamberlains, servants of king Artaxerxes,

12But queen Astin listened not to him to come with the chamberlains: so the king was grieved and angered.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 14:25And there was not a man in Israel so + 14:25 Gr. praised. very comely as Abessalom: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.

Esther 6:8let the king's servants bring the robe of fine linen which the king puts on, and the horse on which the king rides,

Proverbs 23:29Who has woe? who trouble? who has quarrels? and who vexations and disputes? who has bruises without a cause? whose eyes are livid?

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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