Esther 1:21

And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did as Muchaeus had said,

LXX2012 (British)

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 let the law of the king which he shall have made, be widely proclaimed, in his kingdom: and so shall all the women give honour to their husbands, from the poor even to the rich.

22and sent into all his kingdom through the several provinces, according to their language, + 1:22 Gr. that there might be fear to them, etc. in order that men might be feared in their own houses.

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Cross References

Esther 1:19If then it seem good to the king, let him make a royal decree, and let it be written according to the laws of the Medes and Persians, and let him not alter it: and let not the queen come in to him any more; and let the king give her royalty to a woman 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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