Esther 2:18
Then the King made a great feast vnto all his princes, and his seruants, which was the feast of Ester, and gaue rest vnto the prouinces, and gaue gifts, according to the power of a King.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
19And whe the virgins were gathered ye second time, then Mordecai sate in the Kings gate.
Cross References
Judges 14:10So his father went down vnto the woman, and Samson made there a feast: for so vsed the yong men to doe.
Nehemiah 8:11And the Leuites made silence throughout all the people, saying, Holde your peace: for the day is holy, be not sad therefore.
Esther 1:7And they gaue them drinke in vessels of golde, and changed vessel after vessel, and royall wine in abundance according to the power of the King.
Song of Solomon 3:11Come forth, ye daughters of Zion, and behold the King Salomon with the crowne, wherewith his mother crowned him in ye day of his mariage, and in the day of the gladnes of his heart.
Matthew 22:2The kingdome of heauen is like vnto a certaine King which maried his sonne,
Revelation 11:10And they that dwell vpon the earth, shall reioyce ouer them and be glad, and shall sende giftes one to an other: for these two Prophets vexed them that dwelt on 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 →