Esther 1:21

Modern English Version

The suggestion pleased the king and the princes, so the king did according to the word of Memukan.

Cross References

Genesis 41:37

The counsel seemed good to Pharaoh and to all of his servants.

Esther 1:19

“If it pleases the king, let a royal decree be sent by him, and let it be written in the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it may not be altered, that Vashti can never enter into the presence of King Ahasuerus, and that the king will give her royal position to another woman who is better than she.

Esther 1:20

When the king’s decree that he shall make is proclaimed throughout all his empire (for it is vast), then all the wives shall give honor to their husbands, both the prominent and lowly.”

Esther 1:22

He sent letters to all the king’s provinces, in the script of every province and in the language of every people group, bearing the message in the languages of his people that each man should rule over his own house.

Esther 2:4

May the young woman who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti.” And the idea pleased the king, so he acted accordingly.