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Everyone could drink as much wine as they wanted. The king told his officers to give each person what they wanted, no more and no less.

At the same time, the king's wife, Queen Vashti, gave a feast for all the women in the palace.[a]

10 On the seventh day of the feast, King Xerxes was feeling happy, because he had drunk so much wine. He had seven eunuchs who served him in the palace. Their names were Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar and Carcas.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:9 Queen Vashti had her feast in a different part of the palace than the king's feast.