Esther 1:12 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by {his} chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him. {by his...: Heb. which was by the hand of his eunuchs}”

Esther 1:12

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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, {chamberlains: or, eunuchs}

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. {fair...: Heb. good of countenance}

But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by {his} chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him. {by his...: Heb. which was by the hand of his eunuchs}

Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so {was} the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment:

And the next unto him {was} Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, {and} Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king's face, {and} which sat the first in the kingdom;)

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Esther 1:1

"Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this {is} Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, {over} an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)"

Esther 1:2

"{That} in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which {was} in Shushan the palace,"

Esther 1:3

"In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, {being} before him:"

Esther 1:4

"When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, {even} an hundred and fourscore days."

Esther 1:5

"And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace; {present: Heb. found}"

Esther 1:6

"{Where were} white, green, and blue, {hangings}, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds {were of} gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble. {blue, hangings: or, violet, etc} {of red...: or, of porphyre, and marble and alabaster, and stone of blue colour}"

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