Esther 1:21 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

The king and his officials approved of this, and so the king did as Memucan suggested.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

ASV:

And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

BBE:

And this suggestion seemed good to the king and the captains; and the king did as Memucan said;

DBY:

And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan.

ERV:

And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

JPS:

And the word pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan;

WBS:

And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

WEB:

This advice pleased the king and the princes, and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

YLT:

And the thing is good in the eyes of the king, and of the princes, and the king doth according to the word of Memucan,

Esther 1:21 Cross References

XREF:

Esther 1:20 "When the king's edict which he will make is heard throughout all his kingdom, great as it is, then all women will give honor to their husbands, great and small."

Esther 1:22 So he sent letters to all the king's provinces, to each province according to its script and to every people according to their language, that every man should be the master in his own house and the one who speaks in the language of his own people. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

MHC:

1:10-22 Ahasuerus's feast ended in heaviness, by his own folly. Seasons of peculiar festivity often end in vexation. Superiors should be careful not to command what may reasonably be disobeyed. But when wine is in, men's reason departs from them. He that had rule over 127 provinces, had no rule over his own spirit. But whether the passion or the policy of the king was served by this decree, God's providence made way for Esther to the crown, and defeated Haman's wicked project, even before it had entered into his heart, and he arrived at his power. Let us rejoice that the Lord reigns, and will overrule the madness or folly of mankind to promote his own glory, and the safety and happiness of his people.

CONC:

Advice Captains Memucan Memu'can Pleased Princes Proposed Saying Seemed Suggestion

Advice Captains Eyes Good Memucan Memu'can Nobles Pleased Princes Proposed Seemed Suggestion Word

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