Esther 2:17

And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
king	הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
loved	וַיֶּאֱהַ֨ב vai.ye.'e.Hav	H157	to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Esther	אֶסְתֵּר֙ 'es.Ter	H635	Ester · proper noun, a woman's name
women	הַנָּשִׁ֔ים ha.na.Shim	H802	a woman · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
obtained	וַתִּשָּׂא va.ti.sa'-	H5375	to lift · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
grace	חֵ֥ן chen	H2580	graciousness · noun, common masculine singular absolute
favour	וָחֶ֛סֶד va.Che.sed	H2617	kindness · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
sight	לְפָנָ֖יו le.fa.Nav	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
virgins	הַבְּתוּלֹ֑ת ha.be.tu.Lot	H1330	a virgin (from her privacy) · definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
set	וַיָּ֤שֶׂם vai.Ya.sem	H7760	to put (used in a great variety of applications · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
royal	מַלְכוּת֙ mal.Khut	H4438	a rule · noun, common feminine singular absolute
crown	כֶּֽתֶר ke.ter-	H3804	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct
head	בְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּ be.ro.Shah	H7218	the head (as most easily shaken) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
queen	וַיַּמְלִיכֶ֖הָ vai.yam.li.Khe.ha	H4427	to reign · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
Vashti	וַשְׁתִּֽי vash.Ti	H2060	Vashti · proper noun, a woman's name

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Psalms 113:7-8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
Ezekiel 17:24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the gree…
Luke 1:48-52 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
1 Samuel 2:8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the…
Psalms 75:6-7 For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
Esther 1:11 To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.
Esther 4:14 For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; bu…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Esther 2:1-20

How God put down one that was high and mighty from her seat we read in the chapter before, and are now to be told how he exalted one of low degree, as the virgin Mary observes in her song (Luk 1:52) and Hannah before her, Sa1 2:4-8. Vashti being humbled for her height, Esther is advanced for her humility. Observe, I. The extravagant course that was taken to please the king with another wife instead of Vashti. Josephus says that when his anger was over he was exceedingly grieved that the matter was carried so far, and would have been reconciled to Vashti but that, by the constitution of the government, the judgment was irrevocable - that therefore, to make him forget her, they contrived how t…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Esther 2:17

the king loved Esther above all the women--The choice fell on Esther, who found favor in the eyes of Ahasuerus. He elevated her to the dignity of chief wife, or queen. The other competitors had apartments assigned them in the royal harem, and were retained in the rank of secondary wives, of whom Oriental princes have a great number. he set the royal crown upon her head--This consisted only of a purple ribbon, streaked with white, bound round the forehead. The nuptials were celebrated by a magnificent entertainment, and, in honor of the auspicious occasion, "he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king." The dotation of Persian queens consisted in c…

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Adam Clarke on Esther 2:17

Set the royal crown upon her head - Made her what is now called in the East the Sultana, the queen. She was the mistress of all the rest of the wives, all of whom were obliged to pay her the most profound respect.

John Gill on Esther 2:17

And the king loved Esther above all the women,.... The virgins he made his concubines, as next explained; though Jarchi interprets it of married women, for such he supposes were gathered and brought to him, as well as virgins: and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; who had been purified, and in their turns brought to him: so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti; declared her queen, and gave her all the ensigns of royalty: so it was usual with the eastern kings to put a crown or diadem on the heads of their wives at the time of marriage, and declare them queens (s). (s) Vid. Paschalium de Coronis, l. 10. c. 8. p.…

Dictionary and topics

Crown — (1.) Denotes the plate of gold in the front of the high priest’s mitre (Ex. 29:6; 39:30). The same Hebrew word so rendered (ne’zer) denotes the diadem worn by Saul in battle (2 Sam. 1:10), and also…
Diadem — The tiara of a king (Ezek. 21:26; Isa. 28:5; 62:3); the turban (Job 29:14). In the New Testament a careful distinction is drawn between the diadem as a badge of royalty (Rev. 12:3; 13:1; 19:12) and…
Chamberlain · An officer of a king — An officer of a king
Crown · By queens — By queens
Esther · Chosen queen — Chosen queen
Queen · Crowne — Crowne
Vashti · banquet — banquet
Wives · Good — Exemplified: Esther — Good — Exemplified: Esther

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Esther 2:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Esther 2:1-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Esther 2:17

Adam Clarke on Esther 2:17

John Gill on Esther 2:17

Dictionary and topics

Esther 2:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Esther 2:1-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Esther 2:17

Adam Clarke on Esther 2:17

John Gill on Esther 2:17

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Esther 2:12-18

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Esther 2:17

Rashi on Esther 2:17