Lexicon :: Strong's H4428 - meleḵ

When these ^H428 days ^H3117 were finished ^H4390, the king ^H4428 held ^H6213 a banquet ^H4960 lasting seven ^H7651 days ^H3117 for all ^H3605 the people ^H5971 who were ^H4672 present ^H4672 at the citadel ^H1002 in Susa ^H7800, from the greatest ^H1419 to the least ^H6996, in the courtyard ^H2691 of the garden ^H1593 of the king’s ^H4428 palace ^H1055.

On the seventh ^H7637 day ^H3117, when the heart ^H3820 of the king ^H4428 was cheerful ^H2895 with wine ^H3196, he ordered ^H559 Mehuman ^H4104, Biztha ^H968, Harbona ^H2726, Bigtha ^H903, Abagtha ^H5, Zethar ^H2242, and Carkas ^H3752, the seven ^H7651 eunuchs ^H5631 who served ^H8334 in the presence ^H6440 of King ^H4428 Ahasuerus ^H325,

Then the king ^H4428 said ^H559 to the wise ^H2450 men ^H2450 who understood ^H3045 the times ^H6256—for it was the custom ^H1697 of the king ^H4428 to speak this ^H3651 way ^H3651 before ^H6440 all ^H3605 who knew ^H3045 Persian law ^H1881 and justice ^H1779

Now this word ^H1697 pleased ^H3190 H5869 the king ^H4428 and the officials ^H8269, and the king ^H4428 did ^H6213 [fn]as Memucan ^H4462 proposed ^H1697.

So it came ^H1961 about ^H1961, when the command ^H1697 and decree ^H1881 of the king ^H4428 were heard ^H8085 and many ^H7227 young ^H5291 ladies ^H5291 were gathered ^H6908 to the citadel ^H1002 of Susa ^H7800 into the [fn]custody ^H3027 of Hegai ^H1896, that Esther ^H635 was taken ^H3947 to the king’s ^H4428 [fn]palace ^H1004 into the custody ^H3027 of Hegai ^H1896, who was in ^H8104 charge ^H8104 of ^H8104 the women ^H802.

Now when the turn ^H8447 came ^H5060 for each ^H5291 young ^H5291 woman ^H5291 to go ^H935 in ^H935 to King ^H4428 Ahasuerus ^H325, after ^H4480 the end ^H7093 of her twelve ^H8147 H6240 months ^H2320 under the regulations ^H1881 for the women ^H802—for the days ^H3117 of their beauty ^H4795 treatment ^H4795 were completed ^H4390 as ^H3651 follows ^H3651: six ^H8337 months ^H2320 with oil ^H8081 of myrrh ^H4753 and six ^H8337 months ^H2320 with balsam ^H1314 oil ^H1314 and the cosmetics ^H8562 for women ^H802—

Now when the turn ^H8447 of Esther ^H635, the daughter ^H1323 of Abihail ^H32 the uncle ^H1730 of Mordecai ^H4782 who ^H834 had taken ^H3947 her as his daughter ^H1323, came ^H5060 to go ^H935 in ^H935 to the king ^H4428, she did not request ^H1245 anything ^H1697 except ^H3588 H518 what ^H834 Hegai ^H1896, the king’s ^H4428 eunuch ^H5631 who was in ^H8104 charge ^H8104 of ^H8104 the women ^H802, [fn]advised ^H559. And Esther ^H635 was finding ^H5375 favor ^H2580 in the eyes ^H5869 of all ^H3605 who saw ^H7200 her.

The king ^H4428 loved ^H157 Esther ^H635 more ^H4480 than ^H4480 all ^H3605 the women ^H802, and she found ^H5375 favor ^H2580 and kindness ^H2617 with him more ^H4480 than ^H4480 all ^H3605 the virgins ^H1330, so that he set ^H7760 the royal ^H4438 turban ^H3804 on her head ^H7218 and made ^H4427 her queen ^H4427 in ^H8478 place ^H8478 of ^H8478 Vashti ^H2060.

Now when the virgins ^H1330 were gathered ^H6908 together for the second ^H8145 time ^H8145, then Mordecai ^H4782 was sitting ^H3427 at the king’s ^H4428 gate ^H8179.

In the first ^H7223 month ^H2320, which ^H1931 is the month ^H2320 Nisan ^H5212, in the twelfth ^H8147 H6240 year ^H8141 of King ^H4428 Ahasuerus ^H325, [fn]Pur ^H6332, that is the lot ^H1486, was cast ^H5307 before ^H6440 Haman ^H2001 from day ^H3117 to day ^H3117 and from month ^H2320 to month, [fn]until the twelfth ^H8147 H6240 month ^H2320, that is the month ^H2320 Adar ^H143.

Then the king’s ^H4428 scribes ^H5608 were summoned ^H7121 on the thirteenth ^H7969 H6240 day ^H3117 of the first ^H7223 month ^H2320, and it was written ^H3789 just ^H3605 H834 as Haman ^H2001 commanded ^H6680 to the king’s ^H4428 satraps ^H323, to the governors ^H6346 who ^H834 were over ^H5921 each ^H4082 province ^H4082 and to the officials ^H8269 of each ^H5971 people ^H5971, each ^H4082 province ^H4082 according to its script ^H3791, each ^H5971 people ^H5971 according to its language ^H3956, being written ^H3789 in the name ^H8034 of King ^H4428 Ahasuerus ^H325 and sealed ^H2856 with the king’s ^H4428 signet ^H2885 ring ^H2885.