Esther 2:4 KJV — MannaFest

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.

KJV

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ASV

and let the maiden that pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.

WEB

Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.

YLT

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.

DBT

And let the maiden that pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.

About this book

Old Testament

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Esther — A Jewish orphan becomes queen of Persia; Haman plots genocide; Mordecai and Esther intervene; deliverance comes by providence — and God's name never once appears in the book.

Author: Anonymous; some rabbinic tradition attributes to Mordecai
Date: Events c. 483–473 BC, during Xerxes I's reign (Heb. Ahasuerus); compilation 4th–5th century BC

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11 verses on the floor

Matthew 14:6
But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
Matthew 20:16
So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
1 Kings 1:3
So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
Esther 3:9–10
If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king’s treasuries.
Esther 1:21
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

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Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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