Esther 1:13

In 11 translations

BSB

Then the king consulted the wise men who knew the times, for it was customary for him to confer with the experts in law and justice.

KJV

¶ 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:

WEB

Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times (for it was the king’s custom to consult those who knew law and judgment; And he said to his friends, “This is what Vashti said. Therefore pronounce your legal judgment on this case.”

ASV

Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times (for so was the king’s manner toward all that knew law and judgment;

LSV

And the king says to wise men, knowing the times—for so [is] the word of the king before all knowing law and judgment,

YLT

And the king saith to wise men, knowing the times — for so [is] the word of the king before all knowing law and judgment,

DBY

And the king said to the wise men who knew the times (for so was the king's business [conducted] before all that knew law and judgment;

DRC

Baked the wise men, who according to the custom of the kings, were always near his person, and all he did was by their counsel, who knew the laws, and judgments of their forefathers:

GNV

Then the King said to the wise men, that knew the times (for so was the Kings maner towards all that knew the law and the iudgement:

JPS

Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times — for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment;

LXXE

And he said to his friends, Thus has Astin spoken: pronounce therefore upon this case law and judgment.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לַחֲכָמִ֖ים יֹדְעֵ֣י הָֽעִתִּ֑ים כִּי־כֵן֙ דְּבַ֣ר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לִפְנֵ֕י כָּל־יֹדְעֵ֖י דָּ֥ת וָדִֽין׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ εἶπε τοῖς φίλοις αὐτοῦ, κατὰ ταῦτα ἐλάλησεν Ἀστίν, ποιήσατε οὖν περὶ τούτου νόμον καὶ κρίσιν.

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Cross-references most cited first

• 1 Chronicles 12:32From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.
• Daniel 2:2So the king gave orders to summon the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers to explain his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,
• Jeremiah 10:7Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You.
• Daniel 2:12This response made the king so furious with anger that he gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
• Daniel 5:7The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple…
• Matthew 16:3and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times.
• Matthew 2:1After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
• Daniel 2:27Daniel answered the king, “No wise man, enchanter, medium, or magician can explain to the king the mystery of which he inquires.
• Daniel 4:6–7So I issued a decree that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me. When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners came in, I told them the dream, and they could not…

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