Esther 1:21

The king and his princes were pleased with this counsel; so the king did as Memucan had advised.

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KJV

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

ASV

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

YLT

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,

DBT

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

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And the saying pleased the king and the princes,.... The king, and the other six princes and counsellors, approved of the proposal, and unanimously agreed to it: and the king did according to the word of Memucan; passed a law according to his advice, and signed and sealed it, and registered it among the laws of the kingdom, not to be revoked.

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

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How does this Heathen prince shame many, that are called Christians, who think they do not make their friends welcome, unless they make them drunk, and under pretense of sending the health round, send the sin round, and death with it! Women - While the king entertained the men. For this was the common custom of the Persians, that men and women did not feast together.

John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament, 1765evangelical

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Esther 2:4
Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.
Genesis 41:37
This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his officials.
Esther 1:19
So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.
Genesis 45:16
When the news reached Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and his servants were pleased.
Joshua 22:30
When Phinehas the priest and the chiefs of the congregation—the heads of Israel’s clans who were with him—heard what the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh had to say, they were satisfied.
2 Samuel 17:4
This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.

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About this book

Queen Vashti Refuses to Obey Ahasuerus' Command — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866) — public domain

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.

Canon: Old Testament
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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Esther 2:4
Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.
leads to
- Matthew 14:6
  On Herod’s birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod
- Matthew 20:16
  So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”
- Esther 3:9–10
  If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will deposit ten thousand talents of silver into the royal treasury to pay those who carry it out.”
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Esther 1:19
So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never…
leads to
- 1 Samuel 15:28
  So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.
- Esther 8:8
  Now you may write in the king’s name as you please regarding the Jews, and seal it with the royal signet ring. For a decree that is written in the name of the king…
- Daniel 6:8–15
  Therefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”
- Esther 3:9
  If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will deposit ten thousand talents of silver into the royal treasury to pay those who carry it out.”
- Daniel 6:17

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