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Esther 1:10 KJV
Esther · chapter 1 · verse 10
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,Esther 1:10 · King James Version
Esther 1:10 in context
8And 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.
9Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
10On 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,
11To 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.
12But 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- commandedʼâmarto sayH559 →
- seventhshᵉbîyʻîyseventhH7637 →
- MehumanMᵉhûwmânMehuman, a eunuch of XerxesH4104 →
- HarbonaCharbôwnâʼCharbona or Charbonah, a eunuch of XerxesH2726 →
- BizthaBizthâʼBiztha, a eunuch of XerxesH968 →
- heartlêbthe heartH3820 →
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We have here a damp to all the mirth of Ahasuerus's feast; it ended in heaviness, not as Job's children's feast by a wind from the wilderness, not as Belshazzar's by a hand-writing on the wall, but by is own folly.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-22