Esther 1:12 KJV commentary |Character of Queen Vashti

Dr Babatope Babalobi June 28, 2026 2 minutes read

Esther 1 vs. 12 – But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.

Qualities of Queen Esther

Vashti was the wife of King Ahasuerus, who was the King of Persia and Media.

She must have been a very beautiful woman because the King wanted to exhibit her beauty to his guests. The Bible says she was fair.
She was also a very classy queen, for she refused to be brought by house servants to come and dance before the drunken guests of the king.

She was removed from office as the queen because the king felt offended that she did not subject herself to his command.
What is interesting about this story is how the downfall of a person can lead to the rise of another person,
If Queen Vashti had obeyed the King, Esther would not have become the Queen.
Esther was the Hebrew lady who was competitively selected as the Queen, a replacement of Vashti.
There is no way Esther could have ever imagined herself becoming a queen, but the sovereign God could allow some incident to happen to fulfil his plan for men.