Esther 1:15 KJV

Matthew Henry

• Vashti's refusal to appear, The king's decreeAhasuerus's feast ended in heaviness, by his own folly. Seasons of peculiar festivity often end in vexation. Superiors should be careful not to command what...

Topics

• Ahasuerus See BOOK OF ESTHER
• Babylon A limited monarchy
• Chamberlain An officer of a king
• Divorce Disobedience of the wife to the husband, a sufficient cause for, in the Persian empire
• Family Ahasuerus, on account of Vashti’s refusing to appear before his drunken courtiers
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Timeline

• Timeline of the Bible518 BC · The Feast of Ahasuerus

Bible Dictionary

• VashtiBeautiful, the queen of Ahasuerus, who was deposed from her royal dignity because she refused to obey the king when he desired her to...
• AhasuerusThere are three kings designated by this name in Scripture. (1.) The father of Darius the Mede, mentioned in Dan 9:1. This was probably...

Hebrew and Strong’s

• What shall we do מַה mah H4100 Interrogative לַּעֲשׂוֹת laʿăśôt H6213 עָשָׂה Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
• unto the queen בַּמַּלְכָּה bammalkâ H4436 מַלְכָּה Noun · feminine singular · with preposition with the
• Vashti וַשְׁתִּי waštî H2060 וַשְׁתִּי Proper name
• according to law כְּדָת kĕdāt H1881 דָּת Noun · feminine singular · with preposition
• because she hath not performed עַל ʿal H5921 Preposition אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer H834 Relative לֹא lōʾ H3808 Negative עָשְׂתָה ʿāśĕtâ H6213 עָשָׂה Verb · qal perfect, third person feminine singular
• the commandment אֶת ʾet H853 Object marker מַאֲמַר maʾămar H3982 מַאֲמַר Noun · masculine singular construct
• of the king הַמֶּלֶךְ hammelek H4428 מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular · with the
• Ahasuerus אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ ʾăḥašwērôš H325 אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ Proper name
• by בְּיַד bĕyad H3027 יָד Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with preposition
• the chamberlains הַסָּרִיסִים hassārîsîm H5631 סָרִיס Noun · masculine plural · with the

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