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:In other versions
Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment;
ASV
And the king said to the wise men, who had knowledge of the times, (for this was the king's way with all who were expert in law and in the giving of decisions:
BBE
And the king said to the wise men who knew the times (for so was the king's business [conducted] before all that knew law and judgment;
DBY
Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all who knew law and judgment;
WEB
And the king saith to wise men, knowing the times -- for so `is' the word of the king before all knowing law and judgment,
YLT
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:
ENG
Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times, (for so was the king's manner towards all that knew law and judgment:
WBT
Then the king consulted the wise men who knew the times, for it was customary for him to confer with the experts in law and justice.
BSB
In context
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.
12But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.
13Then 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:
14And 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;)
15What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?