Esther 1:12 BSB — MannaFest

Esther 1:12

Queen Vashti, however, refused to come at the king’s command brought by his eunuchs. And the king became furious, and his anger burned within him.

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ASV

But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by the chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.

KJV

But 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.

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Commentary

4 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Vashti refused to come - And much should she be commended for it. What woman, possessing even a common share of prudence and modesty, could consent to expose herself to the view of such a group of drunken Bacchanalians? Her courage was equal to her modesty: she would resist the royal mandate, rather than violate the rules of chaste decorum. Her contempt of worldly grandeur, when brought in competition with what every modest woman holds dear and sacred, is worthy of observation.

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

If he had not been put out of the possession of himself by drinking to excess, he would not have done such a thing, but would have been angry at any one that should have mentioned it. When the wine is in the wit is out, and men's reason departs from them. However, perhaps it was not her wisdom to deny him.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Perhaps she refused in a haughty manner, and then it was certainly evil; she scorned to come at the king's commandment. What a mortification was this to him! While he was showing the glory of his kingdom he showed the reproach of his family, that he had a wife that would do as she pleased.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine--As the feast days advanced, the drinking was more freely indulged in, so that the close was usually marked by great excesses of revelry. he commanded . . . the seven chamberlains--These were the eunuchs who had charge of the royal harem.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתְּמָאֵ֞ן	va.te.ma.'En	and she refused	H3985 →
הַמַּלְכָּ֣ה	ha.mal.Kah	the queen	H4436 →
וַשְׁתִּ֗י	vash.Ti	Vashti	H2060 →
לָבוֹא֙	la.Vo'	to come	H935 →
בִּדְבַ֣ר	bid.Var	at [the] word of	H1697 →
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
אֲשֶׁ֖ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
בְּיַ֣ד	be.Yad	[was] by [the] hand of	H3027 →
הַסָּרִיסִ֑ים	ha.sa.ri.Sim	the eunuchs	H5631 →
וַיִּקְצֹ֤ף	vai.yik.Tzof	and he was angry	H7107 →
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
מְאֹ֔ד	me.'Od	exceedingly	H3966 →
וַחֲמָת֖וֹ	va.cha.ma.To	and rage his	H2534 →
בָּעֲרָ֥ה	ba.'a.Rah	it burned	H1197 →
בֽוֹ׃	vo	in <the> him

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 3:16
To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”
leads to
- Colossians 3:18
  Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Corinthians 11:3
  But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Titus 2:5
  to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.
- 1 Timothy 2:15
  Women, however, will be saved through childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.
Through
1 Peter 3:1
Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives
leads to
- Ephesians 5:22–24
  Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ephesians 5:33
  Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
- Titus 2:3–6
  Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.
Through
Proverbs 20:2
The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
leads to
- Proverbs 19:12
  A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

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

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Esther