21And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:


In Context

18 Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day to all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.

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 to another that is better than she.

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 honor, both to great and small.

21 And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

22 For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people.

Esther 1:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:21And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:21The king and his nobles were pleased with this advice, so the king did as Memucan proposed.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:21His counsel pleased the king, and the princes: and the king did according to the counsel of Mamuchan.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:21And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:21And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:21And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:21And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:21This advice pleased the king and the princes, and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:21And the thing is good in the eyes of the king, and of the princes, and the king doth according to the word of Memucan,