Esther 1:10
ContextNETBible | On the seventh day, as King Ahasuerus was feeling the effects of the wine, 1 he ordered Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who attended him, 2 |
XREF | Ge 43:34; Jud 16:25; 1Sa 25:36,37; 2Sa 13:28; Es 7:9; Pr 20:1; Ec 7:2-4; Ec 10:19; Da 1:3-5,18,19; Eph 5:18,19 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “as the heart of the king was good with the wine.” Here the proper name (King Ahasuerus) has been substituted for the title in the translation for stylistic reasons. 2 tn Heb “King Ahasuerus”; here the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun “him” in the translation for stylistic reasons. Cf. similarly NIV, NCV, CEV, NLT “King Xerxes.” |