Esther 1:20 - The Scriptures 2009

²⁰ “And the sovereign’s decree which he makes shall be proclaimed throughout all his rule, great as it is, and all the wives give esteem to their husbands, both great and small.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ So when the king's decree is made and proclaimed throughout all his kingdom, extensive as it is, all wives will give honor to their husbands, high and low.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ And when the king’s decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give to their husbands honor, both to great and small.

Common English Bible

²⁰ When the order becomes public through the whole empire, vast as it is, all women will treat their husbands properly. The rule should touch everyone, whether from an important family or not.”

English Standard Version 2016

²⁰ So when the decree made by the king is proclaimed throughout all his kingdom, for it is vast, all women will give honor to their husbands, high and low alike.”

Esther 1:20 Cross References

Esther 1:21

And the word was good in the eyes of the sovereign and the princes, and the sovereign did according to the word of Memuḵan.

Esther 2:1

After these events, when the wrath of Sovereign Aḥashwĕrosh had ceased, he remembered Vashti, what she had done, and what had been decreed against her.

Ephesians 5:22

Wives, subject yourselves to your own husbands, as to the Master.

Ephesians 5:33

However, you too, everyone, let each one love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she fears her husband.

Deuteronomy 17:13

“And let all the people hear and fear, and no longer do arrogantly.

Deuteronomy 21:21

“Then all the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones. Thus you shall purge the evil from your midst. And let all Yisra’ĕl hear, and fear.

Colossians 3:18

Wives, subject yourselves to your own husbands, as is proper in the Master.