Who was Vashti in the Bible?
Lived during the exile and the return
Vashti was the queen of Persia and the wife of King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I). Vashti appears in 10 verses of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Vashti?
Vashti was the queen of Persia and the wife of King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I). She is introduced in the book of Esther during a great feast the king held for his officials and servants. On the seventh day of the feast, when the king was drunk, he commanded Vashti to appear before him and his guests wearing her royal crown, to display her beauty. However, Vashti refused to come at the king's command, which greatly angered him. After consulting with his wise men, the king decided to remove Vashti as queen and give her royal position to another. This decision led to the selection of Esther as the new queen, setting the stage for her role in saving the Jewish people from Haman's plot. Vashti's refusal to appear before the king and her subsequent removal from her position is a key event in the early part of the book of Esther.
Definition text: STEPBible · Tyndale House Cambridge. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Lightly edited for length and formatting.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
Where does Vashti appear in the Bible?
Vashti is referenced in 10 verses. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Esther 1:9
- Esther 1:11
- Esther 1:12
- Esther 1:15
- Esther 1:16
- Esther 1:17
- Esther 1:19
- Esther 2:1
- Esther 2:4
- Esther 2:17
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Vashti.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Vashti?
Vashti appears in 10 verses, all of them in Esther.
Which books of the Bible mention Vashti?
Just one: Esther.
Where can I read every verse about Vashti?
This page lists 10 of them. Protos carries all 10, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
