Esther 2:4
And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
KJV
Et quæcumque inter omnes oculis regis placuerit, ipsa regnet pro Vasthi. Placuit sermo regi : et ita, ut suggesserant, jussit fieri.
Vulgate
καὶ ἡ γυνὴ ἣ ἂν ἀρέσῃ τῷ βασιλεῖ βασιλεύσει ἀντὶ Ἀστίν. καὶ ἤρεσεν τῷ βασιλεῖ τὸ πρόσταγμα, καὶ ἐποίησεν οὕτως.
LXX
and let the maiden that pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
ASV
וְ/הַֽ/נַּעֲרָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר תִּיטַב֙ בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ תִּמְלֹ֖ךְ תַּ֣חַת וַשְׁתִּ֑י וַ/יִּיטַ֧ב הַ/דָּבָ֛ר בְּ/עֵינֵ֥י הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ וַ/יַּ֥עַשׂ כֵּֽן
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Cross-references
- 1Kgs 1:3 — So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
- 2Sam 17:4 — And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
- Esth 1:21 — And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
- Esth 3:9 — If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king
- Matt 14:6 — But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
- Matt 20:16 — So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
- Matt 22:14 — For many are called, but few are chosen.