Esther 1:13
“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:”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Esther 1:13 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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:
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times (for so was the king’s manner toward all that knew law and judgment;
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und der König sprach zu den Weisen, welche sich auf die Zeiten verstanden (denn also wurden die Angelegenheiten des Königs vor allen Gesetz-und Rechtskundigen behandelt;
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Preguntó entonces el rey á los sabios que sabían los tiempos, (porque así era la costumbre del rey para con todos los que sabían la ley y el derecho;
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Então o rei perguntou aos sábios que entendiam dos tempos (porque assim era o costume do rei para com todos os que sabiam a lei e o direito;
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então, o rei consultou os homens que eram conhecidos por serem sábios, que entendiam os tempos (este era o procedimento do rei com todos aqueles que entendiam das leis e dos costumes dos persas).
📖 Esther 1:13 in Context
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;)
15What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?
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