Esther 2:1

Seeking Vashti’s Successor · Esther 2:1–4
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Translations

Modern
Some time later, when the anger of King Xerxes had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done, and what had been decreed against her.
Traditional
After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.
Literal
After these things, at the subsiding of the rage of King Ahasuerus, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what had been decreed against her,
Latin
His ita gestis, postquam regis Assueri indignatio deferbuerat, recordatus est Vasthi, et quæ fecisset, vel quæ passa esset:

Original

Hebrew
English
Some time later, when the anger of King Xerxes had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done, and what had been decreed against her.

People

Ahasuerus: Persian Emperor (probably Xerxes I); husband of Esther Vashti: Queen of Persia, deposed by King Ahasuerus (Xerxes)

Glossary

Book of Esther

Topics

Government: Monarchical by Ahasuerus Servant: The Jews in Babylon Vashti: Put Away (Divorced) for Refusing to Exhibit Herself at a Royal Banquet