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Esther 2:4
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Esther 2:4
4And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
4And let the maiden which pleaseth the king, bee Queene in stead of Uasthi. And the thing pleased the king, and he did so.
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DEFINED WORDS
Esther 2:4
To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
An unmarried young woman; a virgin or female servant, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To condescend; to comply; to be pleased; a word of ceremony.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828
A sovereign ruler; one who reigns over a people or realm.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
In the place or room of another.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Gratified; affected with agreeable sensations or emotions.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
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Open the full verse study6But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
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Open the full verse study16So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
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Open the full verse study4And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
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Open the full verse study21And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
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Open the full verse study9If 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’s treasuries.
10And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews’ enemy.
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Open the full verse study14For many are called, but few are chosen.
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Open the full verse study4And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king’s son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.
5And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand.
6¶ So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.
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Open the full verse study21And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father’s concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.
22So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
23And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.
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