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Esther 1:8 KJV: And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.
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none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/esther/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />In accordance with the law, the drinking was not compulsory; for so the king had ordered all the officers of his household, that they should do according to each man’s pleasure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/esther/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the drinking was according to the law; none could compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/esther/1.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/esther/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Neither was there any one to compel them to drink that were not willing, but as the king had appointed, who set over every table one of his nobles, that every man might take what he would. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/esther/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the drinking was according to the law; none could compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/esther/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In accordance with the law, the drinking was not compulsory; for so the king had instructed all the officials of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/esther/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the drinking is according to law, none is pressing, for so hath the king appointed for every chief one of his house, to do according to the pleasure of man and man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esther/1-8.htm">Esther 1:8 Additional Translations ...</a></span></div><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/esther/1-8.htm">Esther 1:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/esther/1-8.htm">Esther 1:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/esther/1-8.htm">Esther 1:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/esther/1-8.htm">Esther 1:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/nkjv/esther/1-8.htm">Esther 1:8 NKJV</a><br /><a href="/kjv/esther/1-8.htm">Esther 1:8 KJV</a><br /><br /> <br /><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../esther/1-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Esther 1:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Esther 1:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../esther/1-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Esther 1:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Esther 1:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><br><br><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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