This advice pleased the king and the princes, and the king did as Memucan proposed;
Esther 1:20 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) So when the decree made by the king is proclaimed throughout all his kingdom, vast as it is, all women will give honor to their husbands, high and low.” Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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.” |
This advice pleased the king and the princes, and the king did as Memucan proposed;
After these things, when the anger of King Ahasu-erus had abated, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what had been decreed against her.
however, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
Then all the men of the city shall stone him to death with stones; so you shall purge the evil from your midst; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.