And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
Esther 1:20 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his kingdom, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small. 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.” |
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was pacified, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.
Nevertheless do ye also severally love each one his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she fear her husband.
And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.