Esther 1:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?”
Esther 1:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Esther 1:15 in 6 Bible Translations
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Esther 1:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““What shall we do to Queen Vashti according to law, because she has not done the bidding of the King Ahasuerus by the eunuchs?””
Esther 1:15 — World English Bible
Esther 1:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not done the bidding of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains? ”
Esther 1:15 — American Standard Version
Esther 1:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`According to law, what--to do with queen Vashti, because that she hath not done the saying of the king Ahasuerus by the hand of the eunuchs?'”
Esther 1:15 — Young's Literal Translation
Esther 1:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“What shall be done to the queen Vashti according to law, because she has not performed the word of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains? ”
Esther 1:15 — Darby Translation
Esther 1:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“What shall we do vnto the Queene Vashti according to the law, because she did not according to the worde of the King Ahashuerosh by the commission of the eunuches?”
Esther 1:15 — Geneva Bible
Esther 1:15 in Context — Esther 1
13 Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king’s manner toward all that knew law and judgment:
14 And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king’s face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;)
15 What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?
16 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.
17 For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.
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What Does Esther 1:15 Mean?
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