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


In Context

10 On the seventh day, as the heart of the king is glad with wine, he hath said to Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who are ministering in the presence of the king Ahasuerus,

11 to bring in Vashti the queen before the king, with a royal crown, to shew the peoples and the heads her beauty, for she is of good appearance,

12 and the queen Vashti refuseth to come in at the word of the king that is by the hand of the eunuchs, and the king is very wroth, and his fury hath burned in him.

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

14 and he who is near unto him is Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, Memucan, seven heads of Persia and Media seeing the face of the king, who are sitting first in the kingdom —

15 According to law, what — to do with queen Vashti, because that she hath not done the saying of the king Ahasuerus by the hand of 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 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 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 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: