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Esther 1:19-21
New International Reader's Version
Esther 1:19-21
New International Reader's Version
19 “So if it pleases you, send out a royal order. Let it be written down in the laws of Persia and Media. Those laws can never be changed. Let the royal order say that Vashti can never see you again. Also let her position as queen be given to someone who is better than she is. 20 And let your order be announced all through your entire kingdom. Then all women will have respect for their husbands, from the least important to the most important.”
21 The king and his nobles were pleased with that advice. So he did what Memukan had suggested.
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