Esther 1:21

21 His counsel pleased the king, and the princes: and the king did according to the counsel of Mamuchan.

Esther 1:21 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 1:21

And the saying pleased the king and the princes
The king, and the other six princes and counsellors, approved of the proposal, and unanimously agreed to it: and the king did according to the word of Memucan;
passed a law according to his advice, and signed and sealed it, and registered it among the laws of the kingdom, not to be revoked.

Esther 1:21 In-Context

19 If it please thee, let an edict go out from thy presence, and let it be written according to the law of the Persians and of the Medes, which must not be altered, that Vasthi come in no more to the king, but another, that is better than her, be made queen in her place.

20 And let this be published through all the provinces of thy empire, (which is very wide,) and let all wives, as well of the greater as of the lesser, give honour to their husbands.

21 His counsel pleased the king, and the princes: and the king did according to the counsel of Mamuchan.

22 And he sent letters to all the provinces of his kingdom, as every nation could hear and read, in divers languages and characters, that the husbands should be rulers and masters in their houses: and that this should be published to every people.