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Esther 1:9 KJV
Esther · chapter 1 · verse 9
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.Esther 1:9 · King James Version
Esther 1:9 in context
7And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.
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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- VashtiVashtîyVashti, the queen of XerxesH2060 →
- queenmalkâha queenH4436 →
- feastmishtehdrink, by implication, drinkingH4960 →
- womenʼishshâha womanH802 →
- royalmalkûwtha ruleH4438 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
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Which of the kings of Persia this Ahasuerus was the learned are not agreed. Mordecai is said to have been one of those that were carried captive from Jerusalem (Est 2:5, Est 2:6), whence it should seem that this Ahasuerus was one of the first kings of that empire. Dr.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9