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Esther 1:19
New King James Version
Esther 1:19
New King James Version
19 If it pleases the king, let a royal [a]decree go out from him, and let it be recorded in the laws of the Persians and the Medes, so that it will (A)not [b]be altered, that Vashti shall come no more before King Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal position to another who is better than she.
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- Esther 1:19 Lit. word
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Esther 1:20
New King James Version
Esther 1:20
New King James Version
20 When the king’s decree which he will make is proclaimed throughout all his empire (for it is great), all wives will (A)honor their husbands, both great and small.”
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Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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