21 The king and his nobles were pleased with this advice, so the king did as Memukan proposed.
21 And the saying pleased
21 This advice pleased the king and the princes, and the king did as Memucan proposed.
21 The king and the princes liked this. The king did what Memucan proposed.
21 And the reply pleased the king and the princes, and the king did according to the word of Memucan.
21 The king and his nobles thought this made good sense, so he followed Memucan's counsel.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Esther 1:21
Commentary on Esther 1:10-22
(Read Esther 1:10-22)
Ahasuerus's feast ended in heaviness, by his own folly. Seasons of peculiar festivity often end in vexation. Superiors should be careful not to command what may reasonably be disobeyed. But when wine is in, men's reason departs from them. He that had rule over 127 provinces, had no rule over his own spirit. But whether the passion or the policy of the king was served by this decree, God's providence made way for Esther to the crown, and defeated Haman's wicked project, even before it had entered into his heart, and he arrived at his power. Let us rejoice that the Lord reigns, and will overrule the madness or folly of mankind to promote his own glory, and the safety and happiness of his people.