Esther 2:17 KJV

And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.

Matthew Henry

  • Esther chosen queenWe see to what absurd practices those came, who were destitute of Divine revelation, and what need there was of the gospel of Christ, to purify men from the...

Thompson Chains

  • Conjugal LoveLink 4 of 7 · next Proverbs 5:19
  • King's FavorSee the chain from Proverbs 16:15 · 4 links
  • PromotionSee the chain from Genesis 39:5 · 9 links
  • FeastsSee the chain from 1 Kings 8:65 · 9 links

Cross References

  • Psalms 113:7–8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill; …
  • 1 Samuel 2:8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.
  • Esther 1:11 To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.
  • Esther 4:14 For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
  • Ezekiel 17:24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.

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  • EstherThe queen of Ahasuerus, and heroine of the book that bears her name. She was a Jewess named Hadas’sah (the myrtle), but when she entered...
  • VashtiBeautiful, the queen of Ahasuerus, who was deposed from her royal dignity because she refused to obey the king when he desired her to...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And the king הַמֶּלֶךְ hammelek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • loved וַיֶּאֱהַב wayyeʾĕhab אָהַב Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • Esther אֶת ʾet Object marker אֶסְתֵּר ʾestēr אֶסְתֵּר Proper name
  • above all the women מִכָּל mikkol Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition הַנָּשִׁים hannāšîm אִשָּׁה Noun · feminine plural · with the
  • and she obtained וַתִּשָּׂא wattiśśāʾ נָשָׂא Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person feminine singular · with and
  • grace חֵן ḥēn חֵן Noun · masculine singular
  • and favour וָחֶסֶד wāḥesed חֵסֵד Noun · masculine singular · with and
  • in his sight לְפָנָיו lĕpānāyw פָּנִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
  • more than all the virgins מִכָּל mikkol Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition הַבְּתוּלֹת habbĕtûlōt בְּתוּלָה Noun · feminine plural · with the
  • so that he set וַיָּשֶׂם wayyāśem שׂוּם Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • the royal מַלְכוּת malkût מַלְכוּת Noun · feminine singular
  • crown כֶּתֶר keter כֶּתֶר Noun · masculine singular construct
  • upon her head בְּרֹאשָׁהּ bĕrōʾšāh רֹאשׁ Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: third person feminine singular
  • and made her queen וַיַּמְלִיכֶהָ wayyamlîkehā מָלַךְ Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and, suffix: third person feminine singular
  • instead of Vashti תַּחַת taḥat Preposition וַשְׁתִּי waštî וַשְׁתִּי Proper name

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