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Esther 1:13

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Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times (for it was the king’s custom to consult those who knew law and judgment;

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Esther 1:13 in other translations

Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times (for so was the king’s manner toward all that knew law and judgment;

Esther 1:13 · American Standard Version

Esther 1:13 in context

  1. 11to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the royal crown, to show the people and the princes her beauty; for she was beautiful.
  2. 12But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by the eunuchs. Therefore the king was very angry, and his anger burned in him.
  3. 13Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times (for it was the king’s custom to consult those who knew law and judgment;
  4. 14and the next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king’s face, and sat first in the kingdom),
  5. 15“What shall we do to the queen Vashti according to law, because she has not done the bidding of the King Ahasuerus by the eunuchs?”