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Esther 1:9
Queen Vashti also held a [separate] banquet for the women in the palace of King Ahasuerus.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Queen Vashti also gave a feast for the women of King Ahasuerus’s palace.
Queen Vashti also gave a feast for the women of King Ahasuerus’s palace.
Hebrew Names Version
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Achashverosh.
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Achashverosh.
King James Version
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
English Standard Version
Queen Vashti also gave a feast for the women in the palace that belonged to King Ahasuerus.
Queen Vashti also gave a feast for the women in the palace that belonged to King Ahasuerus.
New Century Version
Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes.
Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes.
New English Translation
Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in King Ahasuerus' royal palace.
Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in King Ahasuerus' royal palace.
New American Standard Bible
Queen Vashti also held a banquet for the women in the palace which belonged to King Ahasuerus.
Queen Vashti also held a banquet for the women in the palace which belonged to King Ahasuerus.
World English Bible
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The Queene Vashti made a feast also for the women in the royall house of King Ahashuerosh.
The Queene Vashti made a feast also for the women in the royall house of King Ahashuerosh.
Legacy Standard Bible
Queen Vashti also held a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to King Ahasuerus.
Queen Vashti also held a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to King Ahasuerus.
Berean Standard Bible
Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes.
Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes.
Contemporary English Version
While the men were enjoying themselves, Queen Vashti gave the women a big dinner inside the royal palace.
While the men were enjoying themselves, Queen Vashti gave the women a big dinner inside the royal palace.
Complete Jewish Bible
Also Vashti the queen gave a banquet for the women in the royal house belonging to King Achashverosh.
Also Vashti the queen gave a banquet for the women in the royal house belonging to King Achashverosh.
Darby Translation
Also the queen Vashti made a feast for the women of the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
Also the queen Vashti made a feast for the women of the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
Easy-to-Read Version
Queen Vashti also gave a party for the women in the king's palace.
Queen Vashti also gave a party for the women in the king's palace.
George Lamsa Translation
Also Vashti the queen made a great feast for all the women in the royal house which belonged to King Akhshirash.
Also Vashti the queen made a great feast for all the women in the royal house which belonged to King Akhshirash.
Good News Translation
Meanwhile, inside the royal palace Queen Vashti was giving a banquet for the women.
Meanwhile, inside the royal palace Queen Vashti was giving a banquet for the women.
Lexham English Bible
Furthermore, Queen Vashti gave a banquet for the women in the palace that belonged to King Ahasuerus.
Furthermore, Queen Vashti gave a banquet for the women in the palace that belonged to King Ahasuerus.
Literal Translation
Also Vashti the queen made a banquet for the women in the royal house which King Ahasuerus owned .
Also Vashti the queen made a banquet for the women in the royal house which King Ahasuerus owned .
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the quene Vasthi made a feast also for the wemen in the palace of Ahasuerus.
And the quene Vasthi made a feast also for the wemen in the palace of Ahasuerus.
American Standard Version
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
Bible in Basic English
And Vashti the queen gave a feast for the women in the house of King Ahasuerus.
And Vashti the queen gave a feast for the women in the house of King Ahasuerus.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the queene Uasthi made a feast also for the women in the palace of Ahasuerus.
And the queene Uasthi made a feast also for the women in the palace of Ahasuerus.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
King James Version (1611)
Also Uasthi the Queene made a feast for the women, in the royall house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
Also Uasthi the Queene made a feast for the women, in the royall house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Also Astin the queen made a banquet for the women in the palace where king Artaxerxes dwelt.
Also Astin the queen made a banquet for the women in the palace where king Artaxerxes dwelt.
English Revised Version
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Also Vasthi, the queen, made a feeste of wymmen in the paleis, where kyng Assuerus was wont to dwelle.
Also Vasthi, the queen, made a feeste of wymmen in the paleis, where kyng Assuerus was wont to dwelle.
Update Bible Version
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
Webster's Bible Translation
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women [in] the royal house which [belonged] to king Ahasuerus.
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women [in] the royal house which [belonged] to king Ahasuerus.
New King James Version
Queen Vashti also made a feast for the women in the royal palace which belonged to King Ahasuerus.
Queen Vashti also made a feast for the women in the royal palace which belonged to King Ahasuerus.
New Living Translation
At the same time, Queen Vashti gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes.
At the same time, Queen Vashti gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes.
New Life Bible
Queen Vashti also gave a special supper for the women in the beautiful house that belonged to King Ahasuerus.
Queen Vashti also gave a special supper for the women in the beautiful house that belonged to King Ahasuerus.
New Revised Standard
Furthermore, Queen Vashti gave a banquet for the women in the palace of King Ahasuerus.
Furthermore, Queen Vashti gave a banquet for the women in the palace of King Ahasuerus.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Also Vashti the queen, made a banquet for the women, - in the royal house which belonged to King Ahasuerus.
Also Vashti the queen, made a banquet for the women, - in the royal house which belonged to King Ahasuerus.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Also Vasthi the queen made a feast for the women in the palace, where king Assuerus was used to dwell.
Also Vasthi the queen made a feast for the women in the palace, where king Assuerus was used to dwell.
Revised Standard Version
Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the palace which belonged to King Ahasu-e'rus.
Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the palace which belonged to King Ahasu-e'rus.
Young's Literal Translation
Also Vashti the queen hath made a banquet for women, in the royal house that the king Ahasuerus hath.
Also Vashti the queen hath made a banquet for women, in the royal house that the king Ahasuerus hath.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the palace which belonged to King Ahasuerus.
Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the palace which belonged to King Ahasuerus.
Contextual Overview
1It was in the days of Ahasuerus (Xerxes) who reigned from India to Ethiopia (Cush) over 127 provinces, 2in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne which was at the citadel in Susa [the capital of the Persian Empire], 3in the third year of his reign he held a banquet for all his officials and his attendants. The army officers of Persia and Media, the nobles and the officials of the provinces were there in his presence. 4And he displayed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the splendor of his great majesty for many days, 180 days in all. 5When these days were completed, the king held a banquet for all the people who were present at the citadel in Susa [the capital], from the greatest [in importance] to the least, a seven-day feast in the courtyard of the garden of the king's palace. 6There were curtains (draperies) of fine white and violet linen fastened with cords of fine purple linen to silver rings and marble columns. The couches of gold and silver rested on a mosaic floor of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and precious colored stones. 7Drinks were served in various kinds of golden goblets, and the royal wine was plentiful, in accordance with the generosity of the king. 8The drinking was carried on in accordance with the law; no one was compelled [to drink], for the king had directed each official of his household to comply with each guest's wishes. 9Queen Vashti also held a [separate] banquet for the women in the palace of King Ahasuerus.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the queen: Esther 5:4, Esther 5:8
Cross-References
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God (Elohim) created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth.
In the beginning God (Elohim) created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:2
The earth was formless and void or a waste and emptiness, and darkness was upon the face of the deep [primeval ocean that covered the unformed earth]. The Spirit of God was moving (hovering, brooding) over the face of the waters.
The earth was formless and void or a waste and emptiness, and darkness was upon the face of the deep [primeval ocean that covered the unformed earth]. The Spirit of God was moving (hovering, brooding) over the face of the waters.
Genesis 1:5
And God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
And God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
Genesis 1:6
And God said, "Let there be an expanse [of the sky] in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters [below the expanse] from the waters [above the expanse]."
And God said, "Let there be an expanse [of the sky] in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters [below the expanse] from the waters [above the expanse]."
Genesis 1:8
God called the expanse [of sky] heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
God called the expanse [of sky] heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
Genesis 1:9
Then God said, "Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place [of standing, pooling together], and let the dry land appear"; and it was so.
Then God said, "Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place [of standing, pooling together], and let the dry land appear"; and it was so.
Genesis 1:11
So God said, "Let the earth sprout [tender] vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit according to (limited to, consistent with) their kind, whose seed is in them upon the earth"; and it was so.
So God said, "Let the earth sprout [tender] vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit according to (limited to, consistent with) their kind, whose seed is in them upon the earth"; and it was so.
Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them [granting them certain authority] and said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subjugate it [putting it under your power]; and rule over (dominate) the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves upon the earth."
And God blessed them [granting them certain authority] and said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subjugate it [putting it under your power]; and rule over (dominate) the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves upon the earth."
Genesis 1:29
So God said, "Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of the entire earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you;
So God said, "Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of the entire earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you;
Job 26:7
"It is He who spreads out the north over emptiness And hangs the earth on nothing.
"It is He who spreads out the north over emptiness And hangs the earth on nothing.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women.... For it was not customary with the Persians, nor other eastern nations, to admit of women to their festivals m, but they feasted by themselves. Who Vashti was is not known with any certainty. Bishop Usher, who takes Ahasuerus to be Darius Hystaspis, thinks Vashti was Atossa, the daughter of Cyrus, whom he married. The Targumist says, she was the daughter of Evilmerodach, the son of Nebuchadnezzar. Her name seems to be the same with Vesta, a deity worshipped by the Persians, as Xenophon n, and signifies vehement fire, which was in great veneration with them; and therefore this queen is most likely to be of Persian original: she kept her feast
in the royal house which belonged to Ahasuerus; her guests not being so many, there was room enough in the king's palace for them, and where it was more decent for them to be than in the open air in the garden, and exposed to the sight of men.
m Justin c Trogo, l. 41. c. 3. n Cyropaedia, l. 1. c. 23.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Vashti - If Ahasuerus is Xerxes, Vashti would be Amestris, whom the Greeks regarded as the only legitimate wife of that monarch, and who was certainly married to him before he ascended the throne. The name may be explained either as a corruption of Amestris, or as a title, vahishta, (Sanskrit: vasishtha, the superlative of vasu, âsweetâ); and it may be supposed that the disgrace recorded (Esther 1:19-21, see the note) was only temporary; Amestris in the later part of Xerxesâ reign recovering her former dignity.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Esther 1:9. Also Vashti the queen — [Persian] Vashti is a mere Persian word; and signifies a beautiful or excellent woman.
Made a feast for the women — The king, having subdued all his enemies, left no competitor for the kingdom; and being thus quietly and firmly seated on the throne, made this a time of general festivity. As the women of the East never mingle with the men in public, Vashti made a feast for the Persian ladies by themselves; and while the men were in the court of the garden, the women were in the royal house.
