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Esther 2:1

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.

KJV

His ita gestis, postquam regis Assueri indignatio deferbuerat, recordatus est Vasthi, et quæ fecisset, vel quæ passa esset :

Vulgate

Καὶ μετὰ τοὺς λόγους τούτους ἐκόπασεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῦ θυμοῦ, καὶ οὐκέτι ἐμνήσθη τῆς Ἀστίν, μνημονεύων οἷα ἐλάλησεν καὶ ὡς κατέκρινεν αὐτήν.

LXX

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.

ASV

אַחַר֙ הַ/דְּבָרִ֣ים הָ/אֵ֔לֶּה כְּ/שֹׁ֕ךְ חֲמַ֖ת הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ זָכַ֤ר אֶת וַשְׁתִּי֙ וְ/אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂ֔תָה וְ/אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר נִגְזַ֖ר עָלֶֽי/הָ

Hebrew

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In this verse

People VashtiAhasuerus

In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ
'chshvrvsh
proper_noun · 32×
אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֵ֖לֶּה
'lh
pronoun · 744×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
ו
v
noun · 717×
וַשְׁתִּ֣י
vshty
proper_noun · 10×
זְכָר
zkr
verb · 231×
י
y
noun · 124×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
נִגְזַ֖ר
ngzr
verb · 13×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
שֹׁ֕ךְ
shk
verb · 4×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Covers the decree of Cyrus, the return under Zerubbabel, the rebuilding of the Temple, the opposition faced, Ezra's reforms, Nehemiah's rebuilding of the walls, and the story of Esther. Josephus famously claims Alexander the Great was shown the prophecies of Daniel and recognized himself in them.

Cross-references

  • Dan 6:14 — Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
  • Esth 1:12 — But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.
  • Esth 7:10 — So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.
  • Esth 7:10 — So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.