- pleased the king:
- Heb. was good in the eyes of the king, "If¹ it pleaseª°¹ the king,ª let there goª° a royalª commandmentª from¹¹ him,² and let it be writtenª° among the lawsª of the Persiansª and the Medes,ª that it be not¹ altered,ª° That¹ Vashtiª comeª° no¹ more beforeª kingª Ahasuerus;ª and let the kingª giveª° her royal estateª unto anotherª that is betterª than¹ she." {Est 1:19} + "And let the maidenª which¹ pleasethªª° the kingª be queenª° instead¹ of Vashti.ª And the thingª pleasedªª° the king;ª and he did¹ so.²°¹" {Est 2:4} + "And the thingª was goodª° in the eyesª of Pharaoh,ª and in the eyesª of all¹ his servants.ª" {Gen 41:37}
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