Esther 1:21
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And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

pleased the king. Heb. was good in the eyes of the king.

Esther 1:19 If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes...

Esther 2:4 And let the maiden which pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.

Genesis 41:37 And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
The king and his counselors approved the proposal, and he followed Memucan's advice.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
This word pleased the king and the princes, and the king did as Memucan proposed.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

International Standard Version (©2012)
This seemed like a good idea to the king and his officials, so the king did what Memucan suggested.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

American King James Version
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

American Standard Version
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

Douay-Rheims Bible
His counsel pleased the king, and the princes: and the king did according to the counsel of Mamuchan.

Darby Bible Translation
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan.

English Revised Version
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

Webster's Bible Translation
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

World English Bible
This advice pleased the king and the princes, and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

Young's Literal Translation
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,

Esther 1:20 And 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.


Esther 1:22 For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people.

The king and his counselors approved the proposal, and he followed Memucan’s advice. —HCSB

[This] word pleased the king and the princes, and the king did as Memucan proposed. —NASB

And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan: —KJV


Advice Captains Memucan Memu'can Pleased Princes Proposed Saying Seemed Suggestion

Advice Captains Eyes Good Memucan Memu'can Nobles Pleased Princes Proposed Seemed Suggestion Word

Advice Captains Eyes Good Memucan Memu'can Nobles Pleased Princes Proposed Seemed Suggestion Word
Esther Chapter 1 Verse 21

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