Verse
KJV
King James Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
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 :)
This
is
what
happened
in the days of Xerxes
, who
reigned over 127
provinces from
India
to
Cush.
That
in those days ,
when
the
king Ahasuerus
sat on the
throne
of
his kingdom,
which
was
in Shushan
the palace,
In those days King Xerxes
sat on his royal
throne
in the citadel
of
Susa.
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:
In the third year of his reign, Xerxes
held
a feast for
all his officials
and servants .
The military
leaders
of Persia and Media were
there
, along
with
the nobles and princes of the provinces .
When
he shewed
the riches of his glorious
kingdom and the honour
of his excellent
majesty
many
days,
even
an
hundred
and
fourscore
days
.
And
for
a
full
180
days
he displayed
the glorious
riches of his kingdom and the magnificent
splendor
of his greatness
.
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;
At
the
end
of
this
time
, in
the garden
court
of
the
royal
palace,
the
king held
a seven-day
feast for
all the people in the citadel
of Susa,
from
the least
to
the greatest.
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
.
Hangings
of
white and blue linen
were
fastened with cords of fine white
and purple material
to silver rings on
the marble
pillars.
Gold and silver couches
were
arranged
on
a mosaic
pavement of porphyry
, marble
, mother-of-pearl
, and other
costly
stones
.
And
they
gave
them
drink
in vessels
of gold, (the
vessels
being
diverse
one
from
another
, )
and royal wine in
abundance
, according to the state
of
the
king
.
Beverages
were
served
in an
array
of goblets
of
gold, each
with
a
different
design
, and the
royal wine flowed
freely
, according to the king’s
bounty
.
And
the
drinking
was
according
to
the
law;
none
did
compel:
for
so
the king had
appointed
to
all
the officers
of his house,
that
they
should
do
according
to every
man's
pleasure
.
By
order
of
the king ,
no
limit
was
placed
on
the drinking,
and
every
official
of his household
was
to serve
each
man
whatever
he
desired
.
Also
Vashti
the
queen made
a feast
for the women in the royal house
which
belonged
to
king Ahasuerus
.
Queen Vashti
also
gave
a banquet
for the women in the royal palace
of
King Xerxes
.
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,
On the seventh day, when the king’s
heart was merry with wine, he ordered
the
seven
eunuchs
who
served
him—
Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas—
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
.
to bring Queen Vashti
before him,
wearing
her
royal crown
, to display
her
beauty
to
the people and officials.
For she was beautiful
to behold
.
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.
Queen Vashti ,
however,
refused to come at the king’s
command
brought
by his eunuchs.
And
the king became
furious
, and his anger burned within
him.
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:
Then the king consulted
the wise men who
knew the times, for it
was customary
for
him
to
confer
with
the experts
in
law and justice.
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 ;)
His
closest
advisors
were
Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who
had
personal
access
to
the king
and ranked
highest
in the kingdom .
What
shall
we
do
unto
the
queen
Vashti
according to law, because
she hath
not
performed
the commandment
of the
king Ahasuerus
by the chamberlains
?
“
According to law, ”
he
asked,
“what
should
be
done
with
Queen
Vashti,
since
she refused
to
obey
the command
of King Xerxes
delivered
by the eunuchs
? ”
And Memucan
answered
before
the king and the
princes, Vashti
the
queen hath
not done
wrong
to
the king only
, but also
to
all the princes ,
and to
all
the people
that
are
in all the provinces of the
king Ahasuerus
.
And in
the presence
of
the
king and his
princes, Memucan
replied,
“
Queen Vashti
has
wronged
not only
the king, but all the princes and the peoples
in all the provinces of King Xerxes
.
For this
deed
of the queen shall
come
abroad
unto
all women, so
that
they
shall
despise their husbands in
their
eyes,
when
it
shall
be
reported
, The
king Ahasuerus
commanded
Vashti
the
queen to be brought in
before him, but she came
not.
For the
conduct
of the queen will
become
known
to
all women, causing
them
to
despise their husbands and
say
, ‘
King Xerxes
ordered
Queen Vashti
to be brought before him, but she did
not come
. ’
Likewise
shall
the ladies
of Persia and Media say
this
day
unto
all
the
king's
princes,
which
have heard of
the deed
of
the queen.
Thus
shall
there
arise
too
much contempt and wrath.
This
very
day
the noble
women
of Persia and Media who
have heard about
the queen’s
conduct
will
say
the same
thing
to
all
the
king’s
officials,
resulting
in
much contempt and wrath.
If it please
the king, let there
go
a royal commandment
from
him
, and let it be written
among
the laws of the
Persians
and the
Medes,
that it be not
altered
, That Vashti come
no
more
before
king
Ahasuerus;
and
let
the king give
her royal estate
unto
another
that
is
better than she.
So
if it pleases
the king, let him
issue
a royal decree
, and let it be recorded
in
the laws of Persia
and Media
so
that it cannot
be repealed
, that Vashti shall
never
again
enter
the presence
of
King Xerxes,
and
that
her royal position
shall
be
given
to
a
woman
better than she.
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
.
The edict
the
king
issues
will
be heard
throughout his vast
kingdom—and
so
all women,
from
the least
to the
greatest,
will
honor
their husbands. ”
And
the saying
pleased
the
king and the
princes; and
the king did according
to
the
word
of
Memucan :
The king and his
princes were
pleased
with
this
counsel
; so
the king did as
Memucan had
advised.
For
he sent letters into
all the king's
provinces ,
into
every
province
according
to
the writing
thereof
, and to every
people after
their language, that every man should bear
rule
in
his
own
house,
and
that
it
should
be published
according
to
the
language
of every
people
.
He sent letters to
all the provinces of
the kingdom
, to
each
province
in
its
own
script
and to each
people in
their own
language, proclaiming
that every man should be master
of his
own
household
.
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