Esther 1:9-11

New American Standard Bible 1995

⁹ Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the ^[a]palace which belonged to King Ahasuerus.

Queen Vashti’s Refusal

¹⁰ On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was ^(A)merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus, ¹¹ to bring Queen Vashti before the king with her royal ^(B)crown in order to display her beauty to the people and the princes, for she was beautiful.