The Meaning of Esther 2:1 Explained

Esther 2:1

KJV: After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.

YLT: After these things, at the ceasing of the fury of the king Ahasuerus, he hath remembered Vashti, and that which she did, and that which hath been decreed concerning her;

Darby: After these things, when the fury of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.

ASV: After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was pacified, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.

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What is the context of Esther 2:1?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.

What does Esther 2:1 Mean?

Context Summary

Esther 2:1-23 - The Service Of A Foreigner

Esther's Hebrew name meant Myrtle. It could not have been easy for her to retain her sweet simplicity amid the corruptions of her time, but her Persian name means "a star," as though she were a garden enclosed, encircled by the atmosphere of the divine purity and protection. We must not judge Esther by our own standards, but by the custom of her time. Each of these young girls was considered to be married to the king, was kept under his roof, and was his wife of a lower rank. How great is the influence of Christianity in raising our standards and pervading the world with a loftier morality! She was not bidden to deny her parentage, but only advised not to proclaim it, Esther 2:10. When, afterwards, she was raised to power, she showed no flinching from identification with her race. So she attained the highest position in the world to which a woman could aspire. God lifted her there to serve a high and noble purpose. Her relative, Mordecai, discovered a plot against the king, and told it to his ward, the queen, and she to her royal spouse. The deed was unrewarded; in this, however, the faithful doorkeeper felt no disappointment. He acted not for reward, but from a sense of duty. But the act was registered both in heaven and on earth, and it bore fruit. It is enough for us to do our duty, and please God. [source]

Chapter Summary: Esther 2

¹ Out of the choice of virgins a queen is to be chosen
⁵ Mordecai the nursing father of Esther
⁸ Esther preferred before the rest
¹² The manner of purification, and going in to the king
¹⁵ Esther, best pleasing the king, is made queen
²¹ Mordecai, discovering a treason, is recorded in the chronicles

What do the individual words in Esther 2:1 mean?

After things these when subsided the wrath of King Ahasuerus he remembered - Vashti and what she had done had been decreed against her

אַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה כְּשֹׁ֕ךְ חֲמַ֖ת הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ זָכַ֤ר אֶת־ וַשְׁתִּי֙ וְאֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר־ עָשָׂ֔תָה נִגְזַ֖ר עָלֶֽיהָ

אַחַר֙	After
Parse: Adverb Root: אַחַר Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
הַדְּבָרִ֣ים	things
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: דָּבָר Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
הָאֵ֔לֶּה	these
Parse: Article, Pronoun, common plural Root: אֵהֶל Sense: these.
כְּשֹׁ֕ךְ	when subsided
Parse: Preposition-k, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: שָׁכַךְ Sense: to subside, abate, decrease.
חֲמַ֖ת	the wrath
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: חֵמָא Sense: heat, rage, hot displeasure, indignation, anger, wrath, poison, bottles.
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	of King
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ	Ahasuerus
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹושׁ Sense: title of the king of Persia, probably Xerxes.
זָכַ֤ר	he remembered
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: זָכַר Sense: to remember, recall, call to mind.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
וַשְׁתִּי֙	Vashti
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: וַשְׁתִּי Sense: the queen, wife of Ahasuerus, whom he divorced for disobeying his orders.
עָשָׂ֔תָה	she had done
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
נִגְזַ֖ר	had been decreed
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: גָּזַר Sense: to cut, divide, cut down, cut off, cut in two, snatch, decree.
עָלֶֽיהָ	against her
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.

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