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


In Context

18 And the princesses of Persia and Media who have heard of the queen's act, will say it this day to all the king's princes, and there will be contempt and anger enough.

19 If it please the king, let a royal order go forth from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it may not pass, 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 edict which he shall make shall be heard throughout his realm for it is great all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, from the greatest to the least.

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

22 And he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people according to their language, That every man should bear rule in his own house, and should speak according to the language of his 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 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,

The American 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: