Esther 1:7-9

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⁷ ·Wine [Drinks] was served in gold ·cups [goblets] of various kinds. And there was ·plenty [an abundance] of the king’s wine, ·because he was very generous [in keeping with his generosity/liberality]. ⁸ ·The king commanded that the guests be permitted to drink as much as they wished [^LThe drinking was according to law/edict without compulsion]. He told the ·wine servers [staff] to serve each man what he wanted.

⁹ Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal ·palace [^Lhouse] of King ·Xerxes [^LAhasuerus].