Verse Comparison: Esther 6:1
American Standard Version
On that night could not the king sleep; and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles, and they were read before the king.
Amplified® Bible
ON THAT night the king could not sleep; and he ordered that the book of memorable deeds, the chronicles, be brought, and they were read before the king.
Contemporary English Version
That night the king could not sleep, and he had a servant read him the records of what had happened since he had been king.
Darby English Version
On that night sleep fled from the king. And he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
Good News Bible
That same night the king could not get to sleep, so he had the official records of the empire brought and read to him.
King James Version
On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
New American Standard Bible
During that night the king could not sleep so he gave an order to bring the book of records, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.
New International Version
That night the king could not sleep; so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to him.
New King James Version
That night the king could not sleep. So one was commanded to bring the book of the records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
During that night the king could not sleep so he gave an order to bring the book of records, the chronicles, and the scribes read them before the king.
Revised Standard Version
On that night the king could not sleep; and he gave orders to bring the book of memorable deeds, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.
Young's Literal Translation
On that night hath the sleep of the king fled away, and he saith to bring in the book of memorials of the Chronicles, and they are read before the king,