20and the sentence of the king that he maketh hath been heard in all his kingdom — for it is great — and all the wives give honour to their husbands, from great even unto small.'


In Context

17 for go forth doth the word of the queen unto all the women, to render their husbands contemptible in their eyes, in their saying, The king Ahasuerus said to bring in Vashti the queen before him, and she did not come;

18 yea, this day do princesses of Persia and Media, who have heard the word of the queen, say so to all heads of the king, even according to the sufficiency of contempt and wrath.

19 If to the king it be good, there goeth forth a royal word from before him, and it is written with the laws of Persia and Media, and doth not pass away, that Vashti doth not come in before the king Ahasuerus, and her royalty doth the king give to her companion who is better than she;

20 and the sentence of the king that he maketh hath been heard in all his kingdom — for it is great — and all the wives give honour to their husbands, from great even unto small.'

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

22 and sendeth letters unto all provinces of the king, unto province and province according to its writing, and unto people and people according to its tongue, for every man being head in his own house — and speaking according to the language of his people.

Esther 1:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:20And 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 honour, both to great and small.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:20Then when the king's edict is proclaimed throughout all his vast realm, all the women will respect their husbands, from the least to the greatest."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:20And let this be published through all the provinces of thy empire, (which is very wide,) and let all wives, as well of the greater as of the lesser, give honour to their husbands.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:20And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give to their husbands honor, both to great and small.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:20and 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:20And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his kingdom, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:20And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives will give to their husbands honor, both to great and small.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:20When the king's decree which he shall make is published throughout all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give their husbands honor, both great and small.|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:20And 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.