Esther 1:20
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.
Esther 1:20 in other translations
| BSB | The edict the king issues will be heard throughout his vast kingdom—and so all women, from the least to the greatest, will honor their husbands.” |
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| WEB | 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.” |
| ASV | And when the king’s decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give to their husbands honor, both to great and small. |
| YLT | and the sentence of the king that he maketh hath been heard in all his kingdom--for it is great--and all the wives give honour to their husbands, from great even unto small.' |
| DARBY | and when the king's edict which he shall make shall be heard throughout his realm — for it is great — all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, from the greatest to the least. |
| BBE | And when this order, given by the king, is made public through all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give honour to their husbands, great as well as small. |
| Webster | And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives will give to their husbands honor, both to great and small. |
What does Esther 1:20 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Esther 1:10-22
Ahasuerus's feast ended in heaviness, by his own folly. Seasons of peculiar festivity often end in vexation. Superiors should be careful not to command what may reasonably be disobeyed. But when wine is in, men's reason departs from them. He that had rule over 127 provinces, had no rule over his own spirit. But whether the passion or the policy of the king was served by this decree, God's providence made way for…
Esther 1:20 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Esther 1:20
- Colossians 3:18
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
- Ephesians 5:22
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
- 1 Peter 3:1-7
Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear. Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. …
- Ephesians 5:33
Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
- Deuteronomy 21:21
And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
- Deuteronomy 17:13
And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously.
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- Esther 1:19
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.
- Esther 1:20
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.
- Esther 1:21
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
Esther 1:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y el mandamiento que hará el rey será oído en todo su reino, aunque es grande, y todas las mujeres darán honra á sus maridos, desde el mayor hasta el menor. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et l’édit du roi, qu’il aura fait, sera connu dans tout son royaume, car il est grand, et toutes les femmes rendront honneur à leurs maris, depuis le grand jusqu’au petit. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und wird man den Befehl des Königs, den er erlassen wird, in seinem ganzen Königreiche hören, -denn es ist groß-so werden alle Weiber ihren Männern Ehre geben, vom Größten bis zum Kleinsten. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et hoc in omne (quod latissimum est) provinciarum tuarum divulgetur imperium, et cunctæ uxores, tam majorum quam minorum, deferant maritis suis honorem. |