Esther 1:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:”

Esther 1:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Esther 1:21 in 6 Bible Translations

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Esther 1:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“This advice pleased the king and the princes, and the king did according to the word of Memucan:”

Esther 1:21 — World English Bible

Esther 1:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:”

Esther 1:21 — American Standard Version

Esther 1:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the thing is good in the eyes of the king, and of the princes, and the king doth according to the word of Memucan,”

Esther 1:21 — Young's Literal Translation

Esther 1:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan.”

Esther 1:21 — Darby Translation

Esther 1:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And this saying pleased the King and the princes, and the King did according to the worde of Memucan.”

Esther 1:21 — Geneva Bible

Esther 1:21 in Context — Esther 1

19 If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she.

20 And when the king’s decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.

21 And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

22 For he sent letters into all the king’s provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people.

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What Does Esther 1:21 Mean?

Esther 1:21 is a verse from the Book of Esther, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Esther chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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