Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Also Vashti the queen made a drinking to the women of the house of the kingdom which was to king Ahasuerus.
New American Standard Bible
Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the
King James Version
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
Holman Bible
Queen Vashti also gave a feast for the women of King Ahasuerus’s palace.
International Standard Version
Queen Vashti also held a banquet in the royal palace of King Ahasuerus for the women.
A Conservative Version
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
American Standard Version
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
Amplified
Queen Vashti also held a [separate] banquet for the women in the palace of King Ahasuerus.
Bible in Basic English
And Vashti the queen gave a feast for the women in the house of King Ahasuerus.
Darby Translation
Also the queen Vashti made a feast for the women of the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
King James 2000
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Furthermore, Queen Vashti gave a banquet for the women [in] {the palace} that belonged to King Ahasuerus.
Modern King James verseion
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to King Ahasuerus.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the queen Vashti made a feast also for the women in the palace of Ahasuerus.
NET Bible
Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in King Ahasuerus' royal palace.
New Heart English Bible
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to King Ahasuerus.
The Emphasized Bible
Also Vashti the queen, made a banquet for the women, - in the royal house which belonged to King Ahasuerus.
Webster
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
World English Bible
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to King Ahasuerus.
Youngs Literal Translation
Also Vashti the queen hath made a banquet for women, in the royal house that the king Ahasuerus hath.
Themes
Entertainments » Men and women did not usually meet at
Feasts » Ancient customs at » Men alone present at
Fellowship, with God » With Christ » Social
Food » Articles of » Men and women did not partake together
Palaces » Of kings » Called the royal house
Queen » Makes feasts for the women of the royal household
Vashti » Put away (divorced) for refusing to exhibit herself at a royal banquet
Interlinear
Bayith
References
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Esther 1:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
The King's Banquets
8 Giving to drink according to the edict; none compelling, for thus the king appointed to all the multitude of his house to do according to the desire of man and man. 9 Also Vashti the queen made a drinking to the women of the house of the kingdom which was to king Ahasuerus. 10 In the seventh day, as the heart of the king being good with wine, he said to Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs serving the face of king Ahasuerus,
Cross References
Esther 5:4
And Esther will say, If good to the king, will the king come, and Haman, this day, to the drinking which I made for him?
Esther 5:8
If I found favor in the eyes of the king, and if good to the king to give my asking and to do my seeking, the king shall come and Haman to the drinking that I shall make for them, and to-morrow I will do as the king said.