Esther 1:13

13 Then the king said to 1the wise men 2who knew the times (for this was the king's procedure toward all who were versed in law and judgment,

Esther 1:13 In-Context

11 to bring Queen Vashti before the king with her royal crown, in order to show the peoples and the princes her beauty, for she was lovely to look at.
12 But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king's command delivered by the eunuchs. At this the king became enraged, and his anger burned within him.
13 Then the king said to the wise men who knew the times (for this was the king's procedure toward all who were versed in law and judgment,
14 the men next to him being 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):
15 "According to the law, what is to be done to Queen Vashti, because she has not performed the command of King Ahasuerus delivered by the eunuchs?"

Cross References 2

  • 1. Jeremiah 10:7; Daniel 2:12, 13; Matthew 2:1
  • 2. 1 Chronicles 12:32
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