Esther 1 · Verse 9

Esther 1:9

Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
Esther 1:9, King James Version

Esther 1:9 in other translations

BSBQueen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes.
WEBAlso Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to King Ahasuerus.
ASVAlso Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
YLTAlso Vashti the queen hath made a banquet for women, in the royal house that the king Ahasuerus hath.
DARBYAlso the queen Vashti made a feast for the women of the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
BBEAnd Vashti the queen gave a feast for the women in the house of King Ahasuerus.
WebsterAlso Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.

What does Esther 1:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women--The celebration was double; for, as according to the Oriental fashion, the sexes do not intermingle in society, the court ladies were entertained in a separate apartment by the queen.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 Also Vashti the queen - Vashti is a mere Persian word; and signifies a beautiful or excellent woman. Made a feast for the women - The king, having subdued all his enemies, left no competitor for the kingdom; and being thus quietly and firmly seated on the throne, made this a time of general festivity. As the women of the East never mingle with the men in public, Vashti made a feast for the Persian ladies by themselves; and while the men were in the court of the garden, the women were in the royal house.

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 1:9 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.

גַּ֚םgamalsoH1571
וַשְׁתִּ֣יvash.TiVashtiH2060
הַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.Kahthe queenH4436
עָשְׂתָ֖ה'a.se.Tahshe madeH6213
מִשְׁתֵּ֣הmish.Teha feast ofH4960
נָשִׁ֑יםna.ShimwomenH802
בֵּ֚יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
הַמַּלְכ֔וּתha.mal.Khut<the> royaltyH4438
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherwhichH834
לַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekh[belonged] to the kingH4428
אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ\׃\ \ס'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshAhasuerusH325

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Cross references for Esther 1:9

  • Esther 5:4

    And Esther answered, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.

  • Esther 5:8

    If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to morrow as the king hath said.

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Context

  • 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.

  • Esther 1:9

    Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.

  • Esther 1:10

    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,

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Esther 1:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Asimismo la reina Vasthi hizo banquete de mujeres, en la casa real del rey Assuero.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		La reine Vasthi aussi fit un festin pour les femmes de la maison royale du roi Assuérus.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Auch die Königin Vasti machte ein Gastmahl für die Weiber im königlichen Hause des Königs Ahasveros.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Vasthi quoque regina fecit convivium feminarum in palatio, ubi rex Assuerus manere consueverat.