Esther 1:20

וְנִשְׁמַע פִּתְגָם הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶֽׁר ־ יַעֲשֶׂה בְּכָל ־ מַלְכוּתוֹ כִּי רַבָּה הִיא וְכָל ־ הַנָּשִׁים יִתְּנוּ יְקָר לְבַעְלֵיהֶן לְמִגָּדוֹל וְעַד ־ קָטָֽן ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And when the king’s decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.

In Context

19אִם ־ עַל ־ הַמֶּלֶךְ טוֹב יֵצֵא דְבַר ־ מַלְכוּת מִלְּפָנָיו וְיִכָּתֵב בְּדָתֵי פָֽרַס ־ וּמָדַי וְלֹא יַעֲבוֹר אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא ־ תָבוֹא וַשְׁתִּי לִפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ וּמַלְכוּתָהּ יִתֵּן הַמֶּלֶךְ לִרְעוּתָהּ הַטּוֹבָה מִמֶּֽנָּה ׃

21וַיִּיטַב הַדָּבָר בְּעֵינֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וְהַשָּׂרִים וַיַּעַשׂ הַמֶּלֶךְ כִּדְבַר מְמוּכָֽן ׃

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 21:21וּרְגָמֻהוּ כָּל ־ אַנְשֵׁי עִירוֹ בָֽאֲבָנִים וָמֵת וּבִֽעַרְתָּ הָרָע מִקִּרְבֶּךָ וְכָל ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל יִשְׁמְעוּ וְיִרָֽאוּ ׃ ס

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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