Esther 2:4
King James Version (KJV)
And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
In context
2 Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:
3 And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king’s chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:
4 And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
5 Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;
6 Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.
Esther 2:4 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
- WEB World English Bible
- and let the maiden who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti.” The thing pleased the king, and he did so.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.
- ASV American Standard Version
- and let the maiden that pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and the young woman who is good in the eyes of the king doth reign instead of Vashti;' and the thing is good in the eyes of the king, and he doth so.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And let the maiden that pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And let the maiden who pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.