13And the king said to the wise men who knew the times (for so was the king's business conducted before all that knew law and judgment;


In Context

10 On the seventh day, when the king's heart was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of king Ahasuerus,

11 to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the royal crown to shew the peoples and the princes her beauty; for she was of beautiful countenance.

12 But the queen Vashti refused to come at the word of the king which was sent by the chamberlains; and the king was very wroth, and his fury burned in him.

13 And the king said to the wise men who knew the times (for so was the king's business conducted before all that knew law and judgment;

14 and the next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king's face, and who sat first in the kingdom),

15 What shall be done to the queen Vashti according to law, because she has not performed the word of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?

Esther 1:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:13Then 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:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:13Since it was customary for the king to consult experts in matters of law and justice, he spoke with the wise men who understood the times

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:13Baked the wise men, who according to the custom of the kings, were always near his person, and all he did was by their counsel, who knew the laws, and judgments of their forefathers:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:13Then 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;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:13Then 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;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:13Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times, (for so was the king's manner towards all that knew law and judgment:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:13Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times, (for it was the king's custom to consult those who knew law and judgment;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:13And the king saith to wise men, knowing the times — for so is the word of the king before all knowing law and judgment,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:13Then 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: