Esther 1 · Verse 7

Esther 1:7

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.
Esther 1:7, King James Version

Esther 1:7 in other translations

BSBBeverages were served in an array of goblets of gold, each with a different design, and the royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty.
WEBThey gave them drinks in golden vessels of various kinds, including royal wine in abundance, according to the bounty of the king.
ASVAnd they gave them drink in vessels of gold (the vessels being diverse one from another), and royal wine in abundance, according to the bounty of the king.
YLTand the giving of drink in vessels of gold, and the vessels are divers vessels, and the royal wine is abundant, as a memorial of the king.
DARBYAnd they gave drink in vessels of gold (the vessels being diverse one from another), and royal wine in abundance, according to the king's bounty.
BBEAnd they gave them drink in gold vessels, every vessel being different, and wine of the kingdom, freely given by the king.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Esther 1:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. they gave them drink in vessels of gold--There is reason to believe from this account, as well as from Es 5:6; 7:2, 7, 8, where the drinking of wine occupies by far the most prominent place in the description, that this was a banquet rather than a feast.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 Vessels being diverse - They had different services of plate.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Esther 1:1-9

The pride of Ahasuerus's heart rising with the grandeur of his kingdom, he made an extravagant feast. This was vain glory. Better is a dinner of herbs with quietness, than this banquet of wine, with all the noise and tumult that must have attended it. But except grace prevails in the heart, self-exaltation and self-indulgence, in one form or another, will be the ruling principle. Yet none did compel; so that if any…

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Esther 1:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהַשְׁקוֹת֙ve.hash.kOtand they gave to drinkH8248
בִּכְלֵ֣יbikh.Leiin vessels ofH3627
זָהָ֔בza.HavgoldH2091
וְכֵלִ֖יםve.khe.Limand vesselsH3627
מִכֵּלִ֣יםmi.ke.Limfrom vesselsH3627
שׁוֹנִ֑יםsho.Nim[were] differingH8138
וְיֵ֥יןve.Yeinand wine ofH3196
מַלְכ֛וּתmal.KhutroyaltyH4438
רָ֖בrav[was] muchH7227
כְּיַ֥דke.Yadaccording to [the] hand ofH3027
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ\׃ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428

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Cross references for Esther 1:7

  • Daniel 5:2-4

    Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein. Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them. They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.

  • 1 Kings 10:21

    And all king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.

  • 2 Chronicles 9:20

    And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was not any thing accounted of in the days of Solomon.

  • Esther 2:18

    Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther’s feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
vessels of gold.
1Ki 10:21; 2Ch 9:20; Da 5:2-4
royal wine. Heb. wine of the kingdom. state of the king.Heb. hand of the king.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Esther 1:6

    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.

  • Esther 1:7

    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.

  • Esther 1:8

    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.

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Esther 1:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y daban á beber en vasos de oro, y vasos diferentes unos de otros, y mucho vino real, conforme á la facultad del rey.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et on donna à boire dans des vases d’or, les vases différant les uns des autres, et il y avait du vin royal en abondance, selon la puissance du roi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und man reichte das Getränk in goldenen Gefäßen, und die Gefäße waren von einander verschieden; und königlichen Wein gab es in Menge, nach der Freigebigkeit des Königs.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Bibebant autem qui invitati erant aureis poculis, et aliis atque aliis vasis cibi inferebantur. Vinum quoque, ut magnificentia regia dignum erat, abundans, et præcipuum ponebatur.