Esther 1:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Esther 1:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Esther 1:9 is a verse from the book of Esther in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Esther 1:9 — KJV
“Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.”
— Esther 1:9 (KJV)
Esther 1:9 in Context — About the Book of Esther
Esther never mentions God's name, yet His providence saturates every scene. A Jewish orphan becomes queen of Persia just in time to stop a genocide, risking her life with the words: if I perish, I perish. It is the book for anyone positioned by God for such a time as this.
Cross-References for Esther 1:9
“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. favour: or, kindness in his...: Heb. before him”
Shares key themes with Esther 1:9: vashti, queen, made
“And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.”
Shares key themes with Esther 1:9: also, vashti, queen
“For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.”
Shares key themes with Esther 1:9: vashti, queen, women
“And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day. pillars: or, rails: Heb. a prop”
Shares key themes with Esther 1:9: also, made, house
“And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the LORD to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel.”
Shares key themes with Esther 1:9: also, made, house
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