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:


In Context

10 Now on the seventh day, when the king was merry, and after very much drinking was well warmed with wine, he commanded Mauman, and Bazatha, and Harbona, and Bagatha, and Abgatha, and Zethar, and Charcas, the seven eunuchs that served in his presence,

11 To bring in queen Vasthi before the king, with the crown set upon her head, to shew her beauty to all the people and the princes: for she was exceeding beautiful.

12 But she refused, and would not come at the king's commandment, which he had signified to her by the eunuchs. Whereupon the king, being angry, and inflamed with a very great fury,

13 Baked 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:

14 (Now the chief and nearest him were, Charsena, and Sethar, and Admatha, and Tharsis, and Mares, and Marsana, and Mamuchan, seven princes of the Persians, and of the Medes, who saw the face of the king, and were used to sit first after him :)

15 What sentence ought to pass upon Vasthi the queen, who had refused to obey the commandment of king Assuerus, which he had sent to her by the eunuchs?

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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:13And 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;

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: