Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And the king loved her more than all the women, and she had favour and kindness before him above all the women, and he set the royal crown on her head, and made her queen instead of Vasthi. favour. Esther 4:14 For if thou wilt now hold thy peace, the Jews shall be delivered by some other occasion: and thou, and thy father's house shall perish. And who knoweth whether thou art not therefore come to the kingdom, that thou mightest be ready in such a time as this? 1 Samuel 2:8 He raiseth up the needy from the dust, and lifteth up the poor from the dunghill: that he may sit with princes, and hold the throne of glory. For the poles of the earth are the Lord's, and upon them he hath set the world. Psalm 75:6,7 For neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the desert hills: . . . Psalm 113:7,8 Raising up the needy from the earth, and lifting up the poor out of the dunghill: . . . Ezekiel 17:24 And all the trees of the country shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, and exalted the low tree: and have dried up the green tree, and have caused the dry tree to flourish. I the Lord have spoken and have done it. Luke 1:48-52 Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid: for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. . . . Bishop Patrick observes, that those who suggest that Esther committed a great sin to come at the dignity of queen of Persia, do not consider the custom of those times and countries. Every one that the king took to his bed was married to him, and was his wife of a lower rank, as Hagar was to Abraham. Context Esther Becomes Queen17And the king loved her more than all the women, and she had favour and kindness before him above all the women, and he set the royal crown on her head, and made her queen instead of Vasthi.18And he commanded a magnificent feast to be prepared for all the princes, and for his servants, for the marriage and wedding of Esther. And he gave rest to all the provinces, and bestowed gifts according to princely magnificence.… Cross References Esther 1:11 To bring in queen Vasthi before the king, with the crown set upon her head, to shew her beauty to all the people and the princes: for she was exceeding beautiful. Esther 2:16 So she was brought to the chamber of king Assuerus the tenth month, which is called Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. Esther 6:8 Ought to be clothed with the king's apparel, and to be set upon the horse that the king rideth upon, and to have the royal crown upon his head, Lexicon And the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king loved וַיֶּאֱהַ֨ב (way·ye·’ĕ·haḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 157: To have affection f Esther אֶסְתֵּר֙ (’es·têr) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 635: Esther -- 'star', Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Israel more than all מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every the [other] women, הַנָּשִׁ֔ים (han·nā·šîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female and she found וַתִּשָּׂא־ (wat·tiś·śā-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5375: To lift, carry, take grace חֵ֥ן (ḥên) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2580: Graciousness, subjective, objective and favor וָחֶ֛סֶד (wā·ḥe·seḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty in his sight לְפָנָ֖יו (lə·p̄ā·nāw) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face more than all מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every of the other virgins. הַבְּתוּלֹ֑ת (hab·bə·ṯū·lōṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 1330: A virgin, sometimes, a bride So he placed וַיָּ֤שֶׂם (way·yā·śem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7760: Put -- to put, place, set the royal מַלְכוּת֙ (mal·ḵūṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4438: Royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom crown כֶּֽתֶר־ (ke·ṯer-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3804: A circlet, a diadem upon her head בְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּ (bə·rō·šāh) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7218: The head and made her queen וַיַּמְלִיכֶ֖הָ (way·yam·lî·ḵe·hā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel in place of תַּ֥חַת (ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of Vashti. וַשְׁתִּֽי׃ (waš·tî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2060: Vashti -- queen of Pers Additional Translations And the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she found grace and favor in his sight more than all of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown upon her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown on her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti. And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained favor and kindness 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. And the king loved Esther, and she found favour beyond all the other virgins: and he put on her the queen's crown. And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins, and he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti. 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. And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favor 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. The king loved Esther more than all the women, and she obtained favor and kindness in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown on her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti. and the king loveth Esther above all the women, and she receiveth grace and kindness before him above all the virgins, and he setteth a royal crown on her head, and causeth her to reign instead of Vashti, Jump to Previous Crown Esther Favor Favour Found Grace Head Instead Kindness Loved Obtained Queen Royal Sight Vashti Virgins WomenJump to Next Crown Esther Favor Favour Found Grace Head Instead Kindness Loved Obtained Queen Royal Sight Vashti Virgins WomenLinks Esther 2:17 NIVEsther 2:17 NLT Esther 2:17 ESV Esther 2:17 NASB Esther 2:17 KJV Esther 2:17 Bible Apps Esther 2:17 Biblia Paralela Esther 2:17 Chinese Bible Esther 2:17 French Bible Esther 2:17 German Bible Alphabetical: a all and any approval attracted crown Esther favor found he head her him his instead kindness king loved made more Now of on other queen royal set she So than that the to Vashti virgins was with women won OT History: Esther 2:17 The king loved Esther more than all (Est Esth. 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