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by-Verse Bible Commentary. Esther 2:7. Est 2:6 Est 2 Est 2:8. He was the guardian to Hadassah, that is Esther, his uncle's daughter, for she had no father or mother. Now the young woman was beautiful of form and face, and when her father and her mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter. New American Standard Bible.
Vashti's Refusal to Appear; Vashti Divorced. (b.c. 519.) 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, 11 To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to show the people and the princes her beauty ...
Esther Images and Notes. The Book of Esther. Esther 1:16-18 - And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that [are] in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus. For [this] deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so ...
Esther 1:5-9 meaning. In the final week of the banquet, Ahasuerus opens his courtyard to the common folk of Susa. The most extravagant finery decorates the palace garden. Unlimited wine is served in golden cups to anyone and everyone, though no one is forced to drink. Ahasuerus’s wife, Queen Vashti, holds a banquet in a separate part of the ...
Chapter 1-2: How Esther Became Queen. Xerxes (sometimes called Ahasuerus) succeeded Cyrus and was now the ruler of Persia. Xerxes and his queen, Vashti, lived in the winter capital of Susa. The king gave a six-month-long feast. He invited many important men of the kingdom to the feast.
Esther 1. New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised. King Ahasuerus Deposes Queen Vashti. 1 This happened in the days of Ahasuerus, the same Ahasuerus who ruled over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces from India to Ethiopia.[ a] 2 In those days when King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa, 3 in the third year of his ...
vv. 1, 2 — For the third time the king gives Esther a blank check to fill out. He loves her and wants to please her. vv. 3, 4 — Esther now reveals the dastardly plot to destroy her and her people. v. 5 — The king demands to know the name of the man. v. 6 — Esther identifies Haman as the man.
