Bible Strands
Esther 1:18
This very day the noble women of Persia and Media who have heard about the queen’s conduct will say the same thing to all the king’s officials, resulting in much contempt and wrath.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker predicts a future reaction among the noble women of Persia and Media, who will voice their contempt to the king’s officials after learning of the queen’s conduct.
The words — The text highlights תֹּאמַרְנָה (to.mar.nah), meaning “they will say,” and שָׂר֣וֹת (sa.rot), meaning “noble ladies,” to mark the specific group and their future declaration.
The thread — The pattern of royal women influencing or rebuking their husbands appears in Judges 5:29, where a king’s wisest ladies answer him, and in 1 Kings 11:3, where wives turn a king’s heart away.
Why it lands — The passage demands recognition that unchecked defiance among privileged groups will spread rapidly, requiring decisive, recorded action to restore authority.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king’s princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.
Cross-references
- Judges 5:29 Her wisest ladies answer; indeed she keeps telling herself,
- 1 Kings 11:3 He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away.