Esther 1:15-17

Expanded Bible

¹⁵ The king asked them, “What does the law say must be done to Queen Vashti? She has not obeyed the command of King ·Xerxes [^LAhasuerus], which the eunuchs took to her.”

¹⁶ Then Memucan said to the king and the other ·important men [nobles], “Queen Vashti has not done wrong to the king alone. She has also done wrong to all the ·important men [nobles] and all the people in all the ·empire [^Lprovinces] of King ·Xerxes [^LAhasuerus]. ¹⁷ All the wives of the ·important men [nobles] of Persia and Media will hear about the queen’s ·actions [conduct]. Then they will ·no longer honor [be contemptuous of; despise] their husbands. They will say, ‘King ·Xerxes [^LAhasuerus] commanded Queen Vashti to be brought to him, but she refused to come.’