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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. 11 He told them to bring Queen Vashti to him. He said that she must wear her royal crown. He wanted to show everyone at his feast how beautiful his queen was. She was a very beautiful woman.

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