Esther 1:12
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Esther 1:12 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by the chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Aber die Königin Vasti weigerte sich, auf das Wort des Königs zu kommen, welches ihr durch die Kämmerer überbracht wurde. Da erzürnte der König sehr, und sein Zorn entbrannte in ihm.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Mas la reina Vasthi no quiso comparecer á la orden del rey, enviada por mano de los eunucos; y enojóse el rey muy mucho, y encendióse en él su ira.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Porém a rainha Vasti recusou vir à ordem do rei por meio dos eunucos; por isso o rei se enfureceu muito, e sua ira se acendeu nele.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Porém, a rainha Vasti recusou-se a atender a palavra do rei, trazida a ela por seus oficiais. O rei ficou muito irado; sua raiva ardia dentro dele.
📖 Esther 1:12 in Context
10On 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,
11To 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.
12But 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.
13Then 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:
14And 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;)
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