After that, the young woman who most pleases the king will be made queen instead of Vashti.” This advice was very appealing to the king, so he put the plan into effect.

王所喜爱的女子可以立为王后，代替瓦实提。”王以这事为美，就如此行。

王眼中看为好的女子可以立为王后，代替瓦实提。”王以这话为美，就照样做。

王眼中看为好的女子可以立为王后，代替瓦实提。”王以这话为美，就照样做。

哪个女子讨王欢心，便立她为王后，代替瓦实提。”王觉得这个建议很好，就采纳了。

王喜悦的女子，就可以作王后，代替瓦实提。”王喜悦这话，就这样行了。

然后，哪个年轻女子在王眼中看为好，就让她作王后代替瓦实提。”这事在王眼中看为好，他就如此做了。

王所喜愛的女子可以立為王后，代替瓦實提。」王以這事為美，就如此行。

王眼中看為好的女子可以立為王后，代替瓦實提。」王以這話為美，就照樣做。

王眼中看為好的女子可以立為王后，代替瓦實提。」王以這話為美，就照樣做。

哪個女子討王歡心，便立她為王后，代替瓦實提。」王覺得這個建議很好，就採納了。

王喜悅的女子，就可以作王后，代替瓦實提。”王喜悅這話，就這樣行了。

王所認為滿意的女子便可做王后、來代替瓦實提。』王看這提議很好，就這樣行。

然後，哪個年輕女子在王眼中看為好，就讓她作王后代替瓦實提。」這事在王眼中看為好，他就如此做了。

惟王所悅之女、則立為后、以代瓦實提、王以為善、依此而行、○

惟王所喜、册立為后、以代瓦實地、王悅。

王所悅之女、可立為王后、以代瓦實提、王以為善、遂循此而行、○

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Then let the young woman who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti.” This thing pleased the king, and he did so.

and let the maiden that pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.

Then the young woman who pleases the king will become queen instead of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he did accordingly.

And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.

Let the young woman whom the king finds most attractive become queen in place of Vashti.” This seemed like a good idea to the king, so he acted accordingly.

and let the maiden who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti.” The thing pleased the king, and he did so.

If it please the king, issue a decree that they be destroyed, and I will give 10,000 large sacks of silver to the government administrators to be deposited in the royal treasury.”The king agreed, confirming his decision by removing his signet ring from his finger and giving it to Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.

“ So those who are last now will be first then, and those who are first will be last.”

One day Jonadab said to Amnon,“ What’s the trouble? Why should the son of a king look so dejected morning after morning?” So Amnon told him,“ I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”“ Well,” Jonadab said,“ I’ll tell you what to do. Go back to bed and pretend you are ill. When your father comes to see you, ask him to let Tamar come and prepare some food for you. Tell him you’ll feel better if she prepares it as you watch and feeds you with her own hands.”So Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick. And when the king came to see him, Amnon asked him,“ Please let my sister Tamar come and cook my favorite dish as I watch. Then I can eat it from her own hands.”

This plan seemed good to Absalom and to all the elders of Israel.

Ahithophel told him,“ Go and sleep with your father’s concubines, for he has left them here to look after the palace. Then all Israel will know that you have insulted your father beyond hope of reconciliation, and they will throw their support to you.”So they set up a tent on the palace roof where everyone could see it, and Absalom went in and had sex with his father’s concubines.Absalom followed Ahithophel’s advice, just as David had done. For every word Ahithophel spoke seemed as wise as though it had come directly from the mouth of God.

“ For many are called, but few are chosen.”

The king and his nobles thought this made good sense, so he followed Memucan’s counsel.

But at a birthday party for Herod, Herodias’s daughter performed a dance that greatly pleased him,