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.
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- WEB 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.
- BSB Some time later, when the anger of King Xerxes had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done, and what had been decreed against her.
- NKJV After these things, when the wrath of King Ahasuerus subsided, he remembered Vashti, what she had done, and what had been decreed against her.
- NASB After these things, when the anger of King Ahasuerus had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done, and what had been decided regarding her.
- NLT But after Xerxes’ anger had subsided, he began thinking about Vashti and what she had done and the decree he had made.
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Quick answer
After his anger cools, the king remembers Vashti and the decree against her. His regret opens the way for a new queen.
Overview
With his wrath spent, Ahasuerus is left with a vacant throne and second thoughts about an irreversible law. His advisers will quickly propose a remedy. This moment of royal regret is the providential hinge on which Esther's rise turns, as God begins, unseen, to position His chosen instrument for the deliverance to come.
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Cross-references · 3
- Dan 6:14–18Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
- Esth 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.
- Esth 1:12–21But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.
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