Esther 1:19
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the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.
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.
Note If it…: Heb. If it be good with the king
Note unto…: Heb. unto her companion
Note from him: Heb. from before him
Note be not…: Heb. pass not away
“If it pleases the king, let a royal commandment go from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, so that it cannot be altered, that Vashti may never again come before King Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate to another who is better than she.
If it please the king, let there go forth 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.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- it please the king
- Heb. it be good with the king.
- Esther 1:21; Esther 3:9; Esther 8:5
- from him
- Heb. from before him. it be not altered. Heb. itpass not away.
- Esther 8:8; Daniel 6:8–15, 17
- another
- Heb. her companion. that is better.
- 1 Samuel 15:28; 1 Kings 3:28