Esther 1:21
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:In other versions
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
ASV
And this suggestion seemed good to the king and the captains; and the king did as Memucan said;
BBE
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan.
DBY
The saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
WEB
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,
YLT
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
ENG
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
WBT
The king and his princes were pleased with this counsel; so the king did as Memucan had advised.
BSB
In context
19If 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.
20And 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.
21And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
22For 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.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Memucan