Ester 1:11

1:11 to bring Queen Vashti into the king’s presence wearing her royal high turban. He wanted to show the people and the officials her beauty, for she was very attractive. ¹ 

Ester 1:20

1:20 And let the king’s decision which he will enact be disseminated ²  throughout all his kingdom, vast though it is. ³  Then all the women will give honor to their husbands, from the most prominent to the lowly.”

[1:11]  ¹ tn Heb “was good of appearance”; KJV “was fair to look on”; NAB “was lovely to behold.”

[1:20]  ² tn Heb “heard”; KJV, NAB, NLT “published”; NIV, NRSV “proclaimed.”

[1:20]  ³ tc The phrase “vast though it is” is not included in the LXX, although it is retained by almost all English versions.