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Esther 1 (WEBP)

[1] Now in the days of Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even to Ethiopia, over one hundred twenty-seven provinces),
[2] in those days, when the King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Susa the palace,
[3] in the third year of his reign, he made a feast for all his princes and his servants; the army of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces being before him.
[4] He displayed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honor of his excellent majesty many days, even one hundred eighty days.
[5] When these days were fulfilled, the king made a seven day feast for all the people who were present in Susa the palace, both great and small, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace.
[6] There were hangings of white and blue material, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and marble pillars. The couches were of gold and silver, on a pavement of red, white, yellow, and black marble.
[7] They gave them drinks in golden vessels of various kinds, including royal wine in abundance, according to the bounty of the king.
[8] In accordance with the law, the drinking was not compulsory; for so the king had instructed all the officials of his house, that they should do according to every man’s pleasure.
[9] Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to King Ahasuerus.
[10] On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcass, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,
[11] to bring Vashti the queen before the king wearing the royal crown, to show the people and the princes her beauty; for she was beautiful.
[12] But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by the eunuchs. Therefore the king was very angry, and his anger burned in him.
[13] Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times (for it was the king’s custom to consult those who knew law and judgment;
[14] and next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king’s face, and sat first in the kingdom),
[15] “What shall we do to Queen Vashti according to law, because she has not done the bidding of the King Ahasuerus by the eunuchs?”
[16] Memucan answered before the king and the princes, “Vashti the queen has not done wrong to just the king, but also to all the princes, and to all the people who are in all the provinces of the King Ahasuerus.
[17] For this deed of the queen will become known to all women, causing them to show contempt for their husbands when it is reported, ‘King Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she didn’t come.’
[18] Today, the princesses of Persia and Media who have heard of the queen’s deed will tell all the king’s princes. This will cause much contempt and wrath.
[19] “If it pleases the king, let a royal commandment go from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, so that it cannot be altered, that Vashti may never again come before King Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate to another who is better than she.
[20] When the king’s decree which he shall make is published throughout all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give their husbands honor, both great and small.”
[21] This advice pleased the king and the princes, and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
[22] for he sent letters into all the king’s provinces, into every province according to its writing, and to every people in their language, that every man should rule his own house, speaking in the language of his own people.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Esther 1 (KJVS)

[1] Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this [is] Ahasuerus which reigned, () from India even unto Ethiopia, [over] an hundred and seven and twenty provinces: )
[2] [That] in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat () on the throne of his kingdom, which [was] in Shushan the palace,
[3] In the third year of his reign, () he made () a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, [being] before him:
[4] When he shewed () the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, [even] an hundred and fourscore days.
[5] And when these days were expired, () the king made () a feast unto all the people that were present () in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace;
[6] [Where were] white, green, and blue, [hangings], fastened () with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds [were of] gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
[7] And they gave [them] drink () in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse () one from another, ) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.
[8] And the drinking [was] according to the law; none did compel: () for so the king had appointed () to all the officers of his house, that they should do () according to every man’s pleasure.
[9] Also Vashti the queen made () a feast for the women [in] the royal house which [belonged] to king Ahasuerus.
[10] On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded () Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served () in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,
[11] To bring () Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew () the people and the princes her beauty: for she [was] fair to look on.
[12] 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.
[13] Then the king said () to the wise men, which knew () the times, (for so [was] the king’s manner toward all that knew () law and judgment:
[14] And the next unto him [was] Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, [and] Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw () the king’s face, [and] which sat () the first in the kingdom; )
[15] What shall we do () unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed () the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?
[16] And Memucan answered () before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong () to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that [are] in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
[17] For [this] deed of the queen shall come abroad () unto all women, so that they shall despise () their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, () The king Ahasuerus commanded () Vashti the queen to be brought in () before him, but she came () not.
[18] [Likewise] shall the ladies of Persia and Media say () this day unto all the king’s princes, which have heard () of the deed of the queen. Thus [shall there arise] too much contempt and wrath.
[19] If it please () the king, let there go () a royal commandment from him, and let it be written () among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, () That Vashti come () no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give () her royal estate unto another that is better than she.
[20] And when the king’s decree which he shall make () shall be published () throughout all his empire, (for it is great, ) all the wives shall give () to their husbands honour, both to great and small.
[21] And the saying pleased () the king and the princes; and the king did () according to the word of Memucan:
[22] For he sent () letters into all the king’s provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule () in his own house, and that [it] should be published () according to the language of every people.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Esther 1 (BYZ)

[1] (1:1Σ) και εγενετο μετα τους λογους τουτους εν ταις ημεραις αρταξερξου ουτος ο αρταξερξης απο της ινδικης εκατον εικοσι επτα χωρων εκρατησεν
[2] εν αυταις ταις ημεραις οτε εθρονισθη ο βασιλευς αρταξερξης εν σουσοις τη πολει
[3] εν τω τριτω ετει βασιλευοντος αυτου δοχην εποιησεν τοις φιλοις και τοις λοιποις εθνεσιν και τοις περσων και μηδων ενδοξοις και τοις αρχουσιν των σατραπων
[4] και μετα ταυτα μετα το δειξαι αυτοις τον πλουτον της βασιλειας αυτου και την δοξαν της ευφροσυνης του πλουτου αυτου επι ημερας εκατον ογδοηκοντα
[5] οτε δε ανεπληρωθησαν αι ημεραι του γαμου εποιησεν ο βασιλευς ποτον τοις εθνεσιν τοις ευρεθεισιν εις την πολιν επι ημερας εξ εν αυλη οικου του βασιλεως
[6] κεκοσμημενη βυσσινοις και καρπασινοις τεταμενοις επι σχοινιοις βυσσινοις και πορφυροις επι κυβοις χρυσοις και αργυροις επι στυλοις παρινοις και λιθινοις κλιναι χρυσαι και αργυραι επι λιθοστρωτου σμαραγδιτου λιθου και πιννινου και παρινου λιθου και στρωμναι διαφανεις ποικιλως διηνθισμεναι κυκλω ροδα πεπασμενα
[7] ποτηρια χρυσα και αργυρα και ανθρακινον κυλικιον προκειμενον απο ταλαντων τρισμυριων οινος πολυς και ηδυς ον αυτος ο βασιλευς επινεν
[8] ο δε ποτος ουτος ου κατα προκειμενον νομον εγενετο ουτως δε ηθελησεν ο βασιλευς και επεταξεν τοις οικονομοις ποιησαι το θελημα αυτου και των ανθρωπων
[9] και αστιν η βασιλισσα εποιησε ποτον ταις γυναιξιν εν τοις βασιλειοις οπου ο βασιλευς αρταξερξης
[10] εν δε τη ημερα τη εβδομη ηδεως γενομενος ο βασιλευς ειπεν τω αμαν και βαζαν και θαρρα και βωραζη και ζαθολθα και αβαταζα και θαραβα τοις επτα ευνουχοις τοις διακονοις του βασιλεως αρταξερξου
[11] εισαγαγειν την βασιλισσαν προς αυτον βασιλευειν αυτην και περιθειναι αυτη το διαδημα και δειξαι αυτην πασιν τοις αρχουσιν και τοις εθνεσιν το καλλος αυτης οτι καλη ην
[12] και ουκ εισηκουσεν αυτου αστιν η βασιλισσα ελθειν μετα των ευνουχων και ελυπηθη ο βασιλευς και ωργισθη
[13] και ειπεν τοις φιλοις αυτου κατα ταυτα ελαλησεν αστιν ποιησατε ουν περι τουτου νομον και κρισιν
[14] και προσηλθεν αυτω αρκεσαιος και σαρσαθαιος και μαλησεαρ οι αρχοντες περσων και μηδων οι εγγυς του βασιλεως οι πρωτοι παρακαθημενοι τω βασιλει
[15] και απηγγειλαν αυτω κατα τους νομους ως δει ποιησαι αστιν τη βασιλισση οτι ουκ εποιησεν τα υπο του βασιλεως προσταχθεντα δια των ευνουχων
[16] και ειπεν ο μουχαιος προς τον βασιλεα και τους αρχοντας ου τον βασιλεα μονον ηδικησεν αστιν η βασιλισσα αλλα και παντας τους αρχοντας και τους ηγουμενους του βασιλεως
[17] και γαρ διηγησατο αυτοις τα ρηματα της βασιλισσης και ως αντειπεν τω βασιλει ως ουν αντειπεν τω βασιλει αρταξερξη
[18] ουτως σημερον αι τυραννιδες αι λοιπαι των αρχοντων περσων και μηδων ακουσασαι τα τω βασιλει λεχθεντα υπ αυτης τολμησουσιν ομοιως ατιμασαι τους ανδρας αυτων
[19] ει ουν δοκει τω βασιλει προσταξατω βασιλικον και γραφητω κατα τους νομους μηδων και περσων και μη αλλως χρησασθω μηδε εισελθατω ετι η βασιλισσα προς αυτον και την βασιλειαν αυτης δοτω ο βασιλευς γυναικι κρειττονι αυτης
[20] και ακουσθητω ο νομος ο υπο του βασιλεως ον εαν ποιη εν τη βασιλεια αυτου και ουτως πασαι αι γυναικες περιθησουσιν τιμην τοις ανδρασιν εαυτων απο πτωχου εως πλουσιου
[21] και ηρεσεν ο λογος τω βασιλει και τοις αρχουσι και εποιησεν ο βασιλευς καθα ελαλησεν ο μουχαιος
[22] και απεστειλεν εις πασαν την βασιλειαν κατα χωραν κατα την λεξιν αυτων ωστε ειναι φοβον αυτοις εν ταις οικιαις αυτων