Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Wine was served in goblets of gold, each one different from the other, and the royal wine was abundant, in keeping with the king’s liberality. New Living Translation Drinks were served in gold goblets of many designs, and there was an abundance of royal wine, reflecting the king’s generosity. English Standard Version Drinks were served in golden vessels, vessels of different kinds, and the royal wine was lavished according to the bounty of the king. Berean Standard Bible Beverages were served in an array of goblets of gold, each with a different design, and the royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty. King James Bible And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king. New King James Version And they served drinks in golden vessels, each vessel being different from the other, with royal wine in abundance, according to the generosity of the king. New American Standard Bible Drinks were served in golden vessels of various kinds, and the royal wine was plentiful in proportion to the king’s bounty. NASB 1995 Drinks were served in golden vessels of various kinds, and the royal wine was plentiful according to the king’s bounty. NASB 1977 Drinks were served in golden vessels of various kinds, and the royal wine was plentiful according to the king’s bounty. Legacy Standard Bible And drinks were served in golden vessels of various kinds, and the royal wine was plentiful according to the king’s hand. Amplified Bible Drinks were served in various kinds of golden goblets, and the royal wine was plentiful, in accordance with the generosity of the king. Christian Standard Bible Drinks were served in an array of gold goblets, each with a different design. Royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty. Holman Christian Standard Bible Beverages were served in an array of gold goblets, each with a different design. Royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty American Standard Version And they gave them drink in vessels of gold (the vessels being diverse one from another), and royal wine in abundance, according to the bounty of the king. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they were giving drinks in vessels of gold, and the vessels were selected from vessels, and the wine of the kingdom was abundant according to the hand of the King. Brenton Septuagint Translation gold and silver cups, and a small cup of carbuncle set out of the value of thirty thousand talents, abundant and sweet wine, which the king himself drank. Contemporary English Version The guests drank from gold cups, and each cup had a different design. The king was generous Douay-Rheims Bible And they that were invited, drank in golden cups, and the meats were brought in divers vessels one after another. Wine also in abundance and of the best was presented, as was worthy of a king's magnificence. English Revised Version And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the bounty of the king. GOD'S WORD® Translation People drank from golden cups. No two cups were alike. The king also provided plenty of royal wine out of his royal generosity. Good News Translation Drinks were served in gold cups, no two of them alike, and the king was generous with the royal wine. International Standard Version Drinks were served in gold vessels of various kinds, and there was plenty of royal wine because the king was generous. JPS Tanakh 1917 And they gave them drink in vessels of gold--the vessels being diverse one from another--and royal wine in abundance, according to the bounty of the king. Literal Standard Version and the giving of drink in vessels of gold, and the vessels [are] various vessels, and the royal wine [is] abundant, as a memorial of the king. Majority Standard Bible Beverages were served in an array of goblets of gold, each with a different design, and the royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty. New American Bible Drinks were served in a variety of golden cups, and the royal wine flowed freely, as befitted the king’s liberality. NET Bible Drinks were served in golden containers, all of which differed from one another. Royal wine was available in abundance at the king's expense. New Revised Standard Version Drinks were served in golden goblets, goblets of different kinds, and the royal wine was lavished according to the bounty of the king. New Heart English Bible They gave them drinks in golden vessels of various kinds, including royal wine in abundance, according to the bounty of the king. Webster's Bible Translation And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king. World English Bible They gave them drinks in golden vessels of various kinds, including royal wine in abundance, according to the bounty of the king. Young's Literal Translation and the giving of drink in vessels of gold, and the vessels are divers vessels, and the royal wine is abundant, as a memorial of the king. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Xerxes' Royal Feast…6Hangings of white and blue linen were fastened with cords of fine white and purple material to silver rings on the marble pillars. Gold and silver couches were arranged on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other costly stones. 7Beverages were served in an array of goblets of gold, each with a different design, and the royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty. 8By order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired.… Cross References Matthew 4:24 News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed--and He healed them. Esther 1:8 By order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired. Esther 2:18 Then the king held a great banquet, Esther's banquet, for all his officials and servants. He proclaimed a tax holiday in the provinces and gave gifts worthy of the king's bounty. Treasury of Scripture And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king. vessels of gold. 1 Kings 10:21 And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon. 2 Chronicles 9:20 And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was not any thing accounted of in the days of Solomon. Daniel 5:2-4 Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein… royal wine. Jump to Previous Abundance Abundant Bounty Different Diverse Drink Drinks Freely Goblets Gold Golden Including Keeping Kinds Kingdom King's Lavished Plentiful Royal Served State Various Vessel Vessels WineJump to Next Abundance Abundant Bounty Different Diverse Drink Drinks Freely Goblets Gold Golden Including Keeping Kinds Kingdom King's Lavished Plentiful Royal Served State Various Vessel Vessels WineEsther 1 1. Xerxes makes royal feasts.10. Vashti, sent for, refuses to come. 13. Xerxes, by the counsel of Memucan, puts away Vashti, and decrees men's sovereignty. (7) In vessels of gold.--This shows the immense treasures in the hand of the Persian king, when the whole population of Susa could be thus accommodated. Royal wine.--Perhaps wine of Helbon (Ezekiel 27:18); the original seems to imply more than merely wine from the royal cellars: as the king was feasting his people, it could hardly have been otherwise. State.--Literally, hand. Verse 7. - They gave them drink in vessels of gold. Drinking-vessels of gold were found in considerable numbers in the Persian camp near Plataea (Herod., 9:80) when the Greeks took it. They had been the property of Persian nobles. The king would naturally possess in great abundance whatever luxury was affected by the upper class of his subjects. The vessels being diverse one from another. This is a minute point, which must have come from an eye-witness, or from one who had received the account of the banquet from an eye-witness. It was perhaps unusual. At least, in the grand banquet represented by Sargon on the walls of his palace at Khorsabad, it is observable that all the guests hold in their hands goblets which are exactly alike (see 'Ancient Monarchies,' vol. 2. p. 214). Royal wine. Literally, "wine of the kingdom" - wine, i.e., from the royal cellar, and therefore good wine, but not necessarily the "wine of Helbon, which was the only wine that the king himself drank (Athen., 'Deipnosoph,' 4. p. 145, A).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Beverages were servedוְהַשְׁקוֹת֙ (wə·haš·qō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 8248: To quaff, to irrigate, furnish a, potion to in an array of goblets בִּכְלֵ֣י (biḵ·lê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus of gold, זָהָ֔ב (zā·hāḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky each וְכֵלִ֖ים (wə·ḵê·lîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus with a different design, שׁוֹנִ֑ים (šō·w·nîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 8138: To fold, duplicate, to transmute and the royal מַלְכ֛וּת (mal·ḵūṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4438: Royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom wine וְיֵ֥ין (wə·yên) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3196: Wine, intoxication flowed freely, רָ֖ב (rāḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7227: Much, many, great according to the king’s הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king bounty. כְּיַ֥ד (kə·yaḏ) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand Links Esther 1:7 NIVEsther 1:7 NLT Esther 1:7 ESV Esther 1:7 NASB Esther 1:7 KJV Esther 1:7 BibleApps.com Esther 1:7 Biblia Paralela Esther 1:7 Chinese Bible Esther 1:7 French Bible Esther 1:7 Catholic Bible OT History: Esther 1:7 They gave them drinks in golden vessels (Est Esth. 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