Esther 1:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“By order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired.”
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“By order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man’s pleasure.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the drinking was according to the law; none could compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man’s pleasure.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the drinking <FI>is<Fi> according to law, none is pressing, for so hath the king appointed for every chief one of his house, to do according to the pleasure of man and man.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Esther 1:8 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 35:8And we have obeyed the voice of our forefather Jonadab son of Rechab in all he commanded us. So we have not drunk wine all our lives—neither we nor our wives nor our sons and daughters.
- Jeremiah 51:7Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad.
- Habakkuk 2:15Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin until they are drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness!
- John 2:8“Now draw some out,” He said, “and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so,
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).