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Esther Made Queen. 2 Later when King Xerxes’ fury had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what he had decreed about her. 2 Then the king’s personal attendants proposed, “Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king. 3 Let the king appoint commissioners in every province of his realm to bring all these ...
Contemporary English Version (CEV) Bible Book List. Font Size. Esther 1-5. Contemporary English Version. Queen Vashti Disobeys King Xerxes. 1 1-2 King Xerxes[ a] of Persia lived in his capital city of Susa[ b] and ruled 127 provinces from India to Ethiopia.[ c] 3 During the third year of his rule, Xerxes gave a big dinner for all his officials ...
Jun 29, 2012 · In fact, he burned with anger. - Esther 1:11. Say: In front of all the people of Susa, the King’s request was turned down. For the King to be turned down by his very own queen in front of so many people was not alright with the king. He became very angry. Verse 12 says, “He burned with anger.”.
New King James Version. The King Dethrones Queen Vashti. 1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus[ a] (this was the Ahasuerus who reigned over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces, from India to Ethiopia), 2 in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan[ b] the [ c]citadel, 3 that in the third ...
Queen Vashti does not obey the king - These things happened when King Xerxes ruled. He was the king who ruled over 127 regions, from India to Ethiopia. King Xerxes lived in the capital, the city of Susa. During the third year that he ruled, he gave a big feast for his leaders and officers. The soldiers from the army of Persia and Media came to the feast. The rulers and leaders of the regions ...
Jan 4, 2022 · With Vashti vanquished, the king was without a queen. Xerxes’ attendants suggested he make a search for beautiful virgins throughout the land to find a new queen. Josephus, the Jewish historian, records that King Ahasuerus chose a total of 400 women to fill the harem and act as candidates for the new queen (Esther 2:1–4).
Rabbi Hanina believes that Vashti was killed - something not mentioned explicitly in the Megillah - and that the punishment was just, but not because Vashti humiliated the king. Rather, it was due because of the actions of her father, Belshatzar. Another midrash says that, actually, Achashverosh was wrong to expect Vashti to come to the party.
