Esther 1:21

Good News Translation

The king and his officials liked this idea, and the king did what Memucan suggested.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The king and his counselors approved the proposal, and he followed Memucan’s advice.

Hebrew Names Version
The saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memukhan:

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

English Standard Version
This advice pleased the king and the princes, and the king did as Memucan proposed.

New Century Version
The king and his important men were happy with this advice, so King Xerxes did as Memucan suggested.

New English Translation
The matter seemed appropriate to the king and the officials. So the king acted on the advice of Memucan.

Amplified Bible
This statement (advice) pleased the king and the officials, and the king did what Memucan proposed.

New American Standard Bible
Now this word pleased the king and the officials, and the king did as Memucan proposed.

World English Bible
The saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

Geneva Bible (1587)
And this saying pleased the King and the princes, and the King did according to the worde of Memucan.

Legacy Standard Bible
And this word was good in the eyes of the king and the princes, and the king did according to the word of Memucan.

Berean Standard Bible
The king and his princes were pleased with this counsel; so the king did as Memucan had advised.

Contemporary English Version
King Xerxes and his officials liked what Memucan had said,

Complete Jewish Bible
This advice pleased the king and the officials, so the king did what Memukhan had suggested —

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

Easy-to-Read Version
The king and his important officials were happy with this advice, so King Xerxes did as Memucan suggested.

George Lamsa Translation
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Meaucan;

Lexham English Bible
This advice pleased the king and the officials, and the king acted according to the word of Memucan.

Literal Translation
And the saying pleased the king, and the rulers. And the king did according to the word of Memucan.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
This pleased the kynge and the prynces, and the kynge dyd acordynge to the worde of Memuchan.

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

Bible in Basic English
And this suggestion seemed good to the king and the captains; and the king did as Memucan said;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thus saying pleased the king and the princes, and the king did according to the worde of Memucan.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the word pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan;

King James Version (1611)
And the saying pleased the king and the princes, and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did as Muchaeus had said,

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
His counsel pleside the kyng and the prynces, and the kyng dide bi the counsel of Manucha;

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

Webster's Bible Translation
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

New King James Version
And the reply pleased the king and the princes, and the king did according to the word of Memucan.

New Living Translation
The king and his nobles thought this made good sense, so he followed Memucan's counsel.

New Life Bible
What was said pleased the king and the princes, and the king did as Memucan said.

New Revised Standard
This advice pleased the king and the officials, and the king did as Memucan proposed;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the thing seemed good in the eyes of the king, and the rulers, - and the king did according to the word of Memucan.

Douay-Rheims Bible
His counsel pleased the king, and the princes: and the king did according to the counsel of Mamuchan.

Revised Standard Version
This advice pleased the king and the princes, and the king did as Memu'can proposed;

Young's Literal Translation
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,

THE MESSAGE
The king and the princes liked this. The king did what Memucan proposed. He sent bulletins to every part of the kingdom, to each province in its own script, to each people in their own language: "Every man is master of his own house; whatever he says, goes."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
This word pleased the king and the princes, and the king did as Memucan proposed.

Contextual Overview

¹⁰ On the seventh day of his banquet the king was drinking and feeling happy, so he called in the seven eunuchs who were his personal servants, Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas. ¹¹ He ordered them to bring in Queen Vashti, wearing her royal crown. The queen was a beautiful woman, and the king wanted to show off her beauty to the officials and all his guests. ¹² But when the servants told Queen Vashti of the king's command, she refused to come. This made the king furious. ¹³ Now it was the king's custom to ask for expert opinion on questions of law and order, so he called for his advisers, who would know what should be done. ¹⁴ Those he most often turned to for advice were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan—seven officials of Persia and Media who held the highest offices in the kingdom. ¹⁵ He said to these men, "I, King Xerxes, sent my servants to Queen Vashti with a command, and she refused to obey it! What does the law say that we should do with her?" ¹⁶ Then Memucan declared to the king and his officials: "Queen Vashti has insulted not only the king but also his officials—in fact, every man in the empire! ¹⁷ Every woman in the empire will start looking down on her husband as soon as she hears what the queen has done. They'll say, ‘King Xerxes commanded Queen Vashti to come to him, and she refused.' ¹⁸ When the wives of the royal officials of Persia and Media hear about the queen's behavior, they will be telling their husbands about it before the day is out. Wives everywhere will have no respect for their husbands, and husbands will be angry with their wives. ¹⁹ If it please Your Majesty, issue a royal proclamation that Vashti may never again appear before the king. Have it written into the laws of Persia and Media, so that it can never be changed. Then give her place as queen to some better woman.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

pleased the king: Heb. was good in the eyes of the king, Esther 1:19, Esther 2:4, Genesis 41:37

Reciprocal: Genesis 45:16 - it pleased Pharaoh well Joshua 22:30 - it pleased them 2 Samuel 17:4 - pleased Absalom well

Cross-References

Genesis 1:18
to rule over the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God was pleased with what he saw.

Genesis 1:24
Then God commanded, "Let the earth produce all kinds of animal life: domestic and wild, large and small"—and it was done.

Genesis 1:25
So God made them all, and he was pleased with what he saw.

Genesis 1:26
Then God said, "And now we will make human beings; they will be like us and resemble us. They will have power over the fish, the birds, and all animals, domestic and wild, large and small."

Genesis 1:31
God looked at everything he had made, and he was very pleased. Evening passed and morning came—that was the sixth day.

Genesis 7:14
With them went every kind of animal, domestic and wild, large and small, and every kind of bird.

Genesis 8:17
Take all the birds and animals out with you, so that they may reproduce and spread over all the earth."

Genesis 8:19
All the animals and birds went out of the boat in groups of their own kind.

Genesis 9:7
"You must have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth."

Exodus 1:7
but their descendants, the Israelites, had many children and became so numerous and strong that Egypt was filled with them.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the saying pleased the king and the princes,.... The king, and the other six princes and counsellors, approved of the proposal, and unanimously agreed to it:

and the king did according to the word of Memucan; passed a law according to his advice, and signed and sealed it, and registered it among the laws of the kingdom, not to be revoked.