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The guests drank from gold cups, and each cup had a different design. The king was generous and said to them, “Drink all you want!” Then he told his servants, “Keep their cups full.”

While the men were enjoying themselves, Queen Vashti gave the women a big dinner inside the royal palace.

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Wine was served in goblets of gold, each one different from the other, and the royal wine was abundant, in keeping with the king’s liberality.(A) By the king’s command each guest was allowed to drink with no restrictions, for the king instructed all the wine stewards to serve each man what he wished.

Queen Vashti also gave a banquet(B) for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes.

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