Esther 1:11

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to bring Queen Vashti before the king wearing her royal crown, in order to display her beauty to the people and officials, for she was very beautiful.

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  • Mark 6:21-22 : 21 Finally, the opportune time came. On his birthday, Herod gave a banquet for his high officials, military commanders, and the leading men of Galilee. 22 When the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests. The king said to the girl, 'Ask me for whatever you want, and I will give it to you.'
  • 1 Sam 25:3 : 3 The man’s name was Nabal, and his wife's name was Abigail. She was intelligent and beautiful, but Nabal, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.
  • 2 Sam 14:25 : 25 In all of Israel, there was no man as handsome and highly praised as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the crown of his head, there was no blemish in him.
  • Esth 2:17 : 17 Now the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she won his favor and kindness more than any of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.
  • Esth 6:8 : 8 let them bring a royal robe that the king himself has worn, and a horse that the king has ridden, with a royal crown placed on its head.
  • Prov 16:9 : 9 The heart of a person plans their way, but the Lord establishes their steps.
  • Prov 23:29-33 : 29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes? 30 Those who linger over wine, who go to sample mixed drinks. 31 Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. 32 In the end, it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper. 33 Your eyes will see strange things, and your heart will utter perverse things.
  • Prov 31:30 : 30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

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  • Esth 1:12-21
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    12But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king's command delivered by the eunuchs. The king became furious, and his anger burned within him.

    13Then the king consulted the wise men who understood the times, for it was the king's custom to speak before all who understood law and judgment.

    14The closest advisers to the king were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who had access to the king's presence and held the highest positions in the kingdom.

    15The king asked, 'According to the law, what is to be done with Queen Vashti for not obeying the command of King Ahasuerus conveyed through the eunuchs?'

    16Memucan responded in the presence of the king and the officials, 'Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king but also all the officials and all the peoples in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.'

    17For the queen's conduct will become known to all the women, causing them to look down on their husbands by saying, 'King Ahasuerus ordered Queen Vashti to be brought before him, but she did not come.'

    18Today the princesses of Persia and Media who have heard about the queen's actions will say the same to all the king's officials, leading to much contempt and anger.

    19If it pleases the king, let a royal decree be issued, written in the laws of Persia and Media which cannot be repealed, that Vashti is never again to enter the presence of King Ahasuerus. Also, let the king give her royal position to someone who is better than she.

    20When the king's edict is proclaimed throughout his vast kingdom, all the women will give respect to their husbands, from the least to the greatest.

    21The proposal pleased the king and the officials, and the king did as Memucan suggested.

  • Esth 1:8-10
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    81%

    8The drinking was done according to royal decree with no restrictions, for the king had ordered all the stewards of his household to allow each person to drink as they desired.

    9Queen Vashti also held a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Ahasuerus.

    10On the seventh day, when the king was in high spirits from the wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus,

  • Esth 2:1-4
    4 verses
    81%

    1After these events, when King Ahasuerus’s anger had subsided, he remembered Vashti, what she had done, and what had been decreed against her.

    2Then the king’s attendants said, "Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king.

    3Let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom to gather every beautiful young virgin to the citadel of Susa, to the harem under the custody of Hegai, the king’s eunuch in charge of the women, and let them be given beauty treatments.

    4Then the young woman who pleases the king will become queen in place of Vashti." This proposal pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.

  • Esth 2:11-18
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    11Every day, Mordecai walked back and forth near the courtyard of the harem to find out how Esther was and what was happening to her.

    12When it was the turn of each young woman to go to King Ahasuerus, after completing twelve months of beauty treatments as prescribed—the six months with oil of myrrh and six months with perfumes and cosmetics for women—

    13the young woman would go to the king, and she was given whatever she requested to take with her from the harem to the king’s palace.

    14She would go in the evening, and in the morning she would return to a second harem under the custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch in charge of the concubines. She would not go to the king again unless he delighted in her and summoned her by name.

    15When it was Esther’s turn—the daughter of Abihail, the uncle of Mordecai who had adopted her as his own daughter—to go to the king, she did not request anything except what Hegai, the king’s eunuch in charge of the women, recommended. And Esther won the favor of everyone who saw her.

    16Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus in the royal palace in the tenth month, the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.

    17Now the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she won his favor and kindness more than any of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.

    18Then the king held a great banquet, Esther’s banquet, for all his officials and servants. He also declared a holiday for the provinces and distributed gifts with royal generosity.

  • Esth 2:8-9
    2 verses
    76%

    8When the king’s command and decree were heard, and many young women were gathered to the citadel of Susa under the custody of Hegai, Esther also was taken to the king’s palace and placed under the custody of Hegai, who was in charge of the women.

    9The young woman pleased him and gained his favor. So he promptly provided her with beauty treatments and her portion of food, along with seven chosen young women from the king’s palace. He moved her and her attendants to the best place in the harem.

  • Esth 1:1-5
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    75%

    1It happened during the days of Ahasuerus, that Ahasuerus who ruled over 127 provinces from India to Ethiopia.

    2At that time, King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.

    3In the third year of his reign, he held a banquet for all his officials and servants. The army of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the officials of the provinces were present before him.

    4He displayed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the splendor of his majestic greatness for many days—one hundred and eighty days in total.

    5When these days were over, the king held a seven-day feast for all the people who were present in the citadel of Susa, from the greatest to the least, in the courtyard of the garden of the king's palace.

  • Esth 5:1-4
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    73%

    1On the third day, Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner courtyard of the king’s palace, facing the king's hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the hall, directly across from the entrance.

    2As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the courtyard, she found favor in his eyes. The king extended to Esther the gold scepter that was in his hand, so Esther approached and touched the tip of the scepter.

    3Then the king asked her, "What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given to you."

    4Esther replied, "If it pleases the king, let the king and Haman come today to the banquet I have prepared for him."

  • Ps 45:14
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    14The royal daughter is glorious within; her clothing is interwoven with gold.

  • Dan 5:10
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    10The queen, hearing the words of the king and his nobles, entered the banquet hall. She said, 'May the king live forever! Don’t let your thoughts terrify you, and don’t let your face be pale.'

  • Esth 6:8
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    8let them bring a royal robe that the king himself has worn, and a horse that the king has ridden, with a royal crown placed on its head.

  • Esth 7:1
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    1The king and Haman came to drink with Queen Esther.

  • Dan 1:3
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    3The king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his officials, to bring some of the sons of Israel from the royal family and the nobles.

  • 1 Kgs 1:3-4
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    3They searched throughout the land of Israel for a beautiful young woman and found Abishag, a Shunammite. They brought her to the king.

    4The young woman was very beautiful, and she cared for the king and served him, but the king had no intimate relations with her.

  • Dan 1:13
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    13Then compare our appearance with that of the other youths who are eating the royal food, and deal with your servants according to what you see.

  • Esth 4:11
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    11‘All the king's servants and the people of the king's provinces know that for anyone—man or woman—who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned, there is one law: they are to be put to death unless the king extends the gold scepter, allowing them to live. But I have not been summoned to come to the king for thirty days.’

  • Esth 7:8
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    8When the king returned from the palace garden to the house of the wine banquet, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was. The king exclaimed, "Will he even assault the queen in my own house?" As the words left the king’s mouth, Haman’s face was covered.

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    11Listen, daughter, consider and incline your ear; forget your people and your father's house.

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    4The king extended the golden scepter to Esther, so she arose and stood before the king.

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    5The king’s servants said to him, "Haman is standing in the courtyard." The king said, "Let him come in."

  • Esth 5:12
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    12And Haman said, "What’s more, Queen Esther invited no one but me to accompany the king to the banquet she prepared. And I am invited again to dine with her and the king tomorrow."