Esther 1:15

“What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?”

"What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?" - Esther 1:15
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What does Esther 1:15 mean?

Esther 1:15 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?" This verse is part of a larger passage that tells the story of Queen…

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The Power of Obedience: Lessons from Queen Vashti

The narrative of Queen Vashti in the Book of Esther unfolds during a lavish banquet orchestrated by King Ahasuerus, a king of great power and opulence. In Esther 1:15, we find a pivotal moment: "What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not…

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A Prayer for Obedience and Godly Leadership

O Sovereign Lord, As I kneel before You today, I come with a heart that seeks understanding and obedience to Your will. In the midst of a world filled with commands and expectations, I find solace in the truth of Your Word. I reflect upon Esther 1:15, where it states, "What…

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Esther 1:15 - "What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?"
Esther 4:15 - "¶ Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,"
"¶ Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer," - Esther 4:15
Esther 7:1 - "So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen."
Esther 2:15 - "¶ Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her."
Esther 1:17
Esther 8:1 - "On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her."
Esther, the courageous queen
"So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen." - Esther 7:1
Esther 1:6
Esther 1:5 - "And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace;"
Esther 3:15 - "The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed."
Esther 9:15 - "For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand."
Esther 10:1 - "And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea."
Esther 8:15 - "¶ And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad."
"On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her." - Esther 8:1
Esther 1:21 - "And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:"
Esther 5:1 - "Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house."
Esther 1:2 - "That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,"
Esther 1:9 - "Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus."
Esther 1:1 - "Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)"
Esther 6:1 - "On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king."
"¶ Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her." - Esther 2:15
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 1:13 - "¶ Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment:"
Esther 1:7 - "And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king."
Esther 1:4 - "When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days."
Esther 1:12 - "But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him."
Esther 2:1 - "After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her."