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Queen Vashti also held a banquet in the royal palace of King Ahasuerus for the women.

Vashti Refuses to Obey the King

10 A week later, when the king was under the influence of all that wine,[a] he ordered Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who served King Ahasuerus, 11 to bring Queen Vashti to the king, wearing[b] the royal crown to display her beauty to the people and the officials, since she was lovely to look at.

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 1:10 Lit. the heart of the king was happy with wine
  2. Esther 1:11 Lit. with