Esther 2:4
And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.In other versions
and let the maiden that pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
ASV
And let the girl who is pleasing to the king be queen in place of Vashti. And the king was pleased with this suggestion; and he did so.
BBE
And let the maiden that pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
DBY
and let the maiden who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti. The thing pleased the king; and he did so.
WEB
and the young woman who is good in the eyes of the king doth reign instead of Vashti;' and the thing is good in the eyes of the king, and he doth so.
YLT
And let the maiden which pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
ENG
And let the maiden who pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
WBT
Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.
BSB
In context
2Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:
3And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:
4And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
5Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;
6Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Vashti