Parallel Verses
NET Bible
The matter seemed appropriate to the king and the officials. So the king acted on the advice of Memucan.
New American Standard Bible
This word pleased the king and the princes, and the king did
King James Version
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
Holman Bible
The king and his counselors approved the proposal, and he followed Memucan’s advice.
International Standard Version
This seemed like a good idea to the king and his officials, so the king did what Memucan suggested.
A Conservative Version
And the saying pleased the king and the rulers, and the king did according to the word of Memucan.
American Standard Version
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
Amplified
This statement (advice) pleased the king and the officials, and the king did what Memucan proposed.
Bible in Basic English
And this suggestion seemed good to the king and the captains; and the king did as Memucan said;
Darby Translation
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan.
Julia Smith Translation
And the word will be good in the eyes of the king and the chiefs; and the king will do according to the word of Memucan.
King James 2000
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
Lexham Expanded Bible
{This advice pleased the king} and the officials, and the king acted according to the word of Memucan.
Modern King James verseion
And the saying pleased the king and the princes. And the king did according to the word of Memucan.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
This pleased the king and the princes, and the king did according to the word of Memucan.
New Heart English Bible
And this advice pleased the king and the officials, and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
The Emphasized Bible
And the thing seemed good in the eyes of the king, and the rulers, - and the king did according to the word of Memucan.
Webster
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
World English Bible
This advice pleased the king and the princes, and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
Youngs Literal Translation
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,
Themes
Divorce » Disobedience of the wife to the husband, a sufficient cause for, in the persian empire
Family » Persian, domestic customs
Husband » Unreasonable and oppressive » Ahasuerus
Memucan » One of the seven princes of ahasuerus who counsels the king to divorce queen vashti
Persia » Vashti was divorced for refusing to appear before the king's advisorss
Vashti » Put away (divorced) for refusing to exhibit herself at a royal banquet
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Esther 1:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Queen Vashti Refuses The King's Request
20 And let the king's decision which he will enact be disseminated throughout all his kingdom, vast though it is. Then all the women will give honor to their husbands, from the most prominent to the lowly." 21 The matter seemed appropriate to the king and the officials. So the king acted on the advice of Memucan. 22 He sent letters throughout all the royal provinces, to each province according to its own script and to each people according to its own language, that every man should be ruling his family and should be speaking the language of his own people.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 41:37
This advice made sense to Pharaoh and all his officials.
Esther 1:19
If the king is so inclined, let a royal edict go forth from him, and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media that cannot be repealed, that Vashti may not come into the presence of King Ahasuerus, and let the king convey her royalty to another who is more deserving than she.
Esther 2:4
Let the young woman whom the king finds most attractive become queen in place of Vashti." This seemed like a good idea to the king, so he acted accordingly.