Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And the king's servants and his officers said: Let young women be sought for the king, virgins and beautiful, king's servants. Esther 1:10,14 Now on the seventh day, when the king was merry, and after very much drinking was well warmed with wine, he commanded Mauman, and Bazatha, and Harbona, and Bagatha, and Abgatha, and Zethar, and Charcas, the seven eunuchs that served in his presence, . . . Esther 6:14 As they were yet speaking, the king's eunuchs came, and compelled him to go quickly to the banquet which the queen had prepared. Let there be. Genesis 12:14 And when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians saw the woman that she was very beautiful. 1 Kings 1:2 His servants therefore, said to him: Let us seek for our Lord the king, a young virgin, and let her stand before the king, and cherish him, and sleep in his bosom and warm our lord the king. Context Seeking Vashti's Successor1After this, when the wrath of king Assuerus was appeased, he remembered Vasthi, and what she had done and what she had suffered: 2And the king's servants and his officers said: Let young women be sought for the king, virgins and beautiful,3And let some persons be sent through all the provinces to look for beautiful maidens and virgins: and let them bring them to the city of Susan, and put them into the house of the women under the hand of Egeus the eunuch, who is the overseer and keeper of the king's women: and let them receive women's ornaments, and other things necessary for their use.… Cross References 1 Kings 1:2 His servants therefore, said to him: Let us seek for our Lord the king, a young virgin, and let her stand before the king, and cherish him, and sleep in his bosom and warm our lord the king. Esther 2:3 And let some persons be sent through all the provinces to look for beautiful maidens and virgins: and let them bring them to the city of Susan, and put them into the house of the women under the hand of Egeus the eunuch, who is the overseer and keeper of the king's women: and let them receive women's ornaments, and other things necessary for their use. Lexicon Then the king'sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king attendants נַעֲרֵֽי־ (na·‘ă·rê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer proposed, וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “Let a search be made יְבַקְשׁ֥וּ (yə·ḇaq·šū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1245: To search out, to strive after for beautiful טוֹב֥וֹת (ṭō·w·ḇō·wṯ) Adjective - feminine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good young נְעָר֥וֹת (nə·‘ā·rō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 5291: A girl, maiden virgins בְּתוּל֖וֹת (bə·ṯū·lō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 1330: A virgin, sometimes, a bride for the king, לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (lam·me·leḵ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king Additional Translations Then the king's attendants proposed, “Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king,Then said the king's servants that ministered to him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king: Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king: Then the servants of the king said, Let there be sought for the king chaste and beautiful young virgins. Then said the king's servants that attended upon him, Let there be maidens, virgins of beautiful countenance, sought for the king; Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king: Then said the king's servants that ministered to him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king: Then the king's servants who served him said, "Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king. and servants of the king, his ministers, say, 'Let them seek for the king young women, virgins, of good appearance, Jump to Previous Appearance Attendants Attended Beautiful Countenance Fair Good King's Maidens Ministered Ministers Personal Proposed Search Seek Servants Served Sought Virgins Waiting Women YoungJump to Next Appearance Attendants Attended Beautiful Countenance Fair Good King's Maidens Ministered Ministers Personal Proposed Search Seek Servants Served Sought Virgins Waiting Women YoungExternal Links Esther 2:2 NIVEsther 2:2 NLT Esther 2:2 ESV Esther 2:2 NASB Esther 2:2 ASV Esther 2:2 Bible Apps Esther 2:2 Biblia Paralela Esther 2:2 Chinese Bible Esther 2:2 French Bible Esther 2:2 German Bible Alphabetical: a attendants be beautiful for him king king's Let made personal proposed said search served sought the Then virgins who young OT History: Esther 2:2 Then the king's servants who served him (Est Esth. Es) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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