Esther 1:11-13
English Standard Version
11 to bring Queen Vashti before the king with (A)her royal crown,[a] in order to show the peoples and the princes her beauty, for she was lovely to look at. 12 But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king's command delivered by the eunuchs. At this the king became enraged, and his anger burned within him.
13 Then the king said to (B)the wise men (C)who knew the times (for this was the king's procedure toward all who were versed in law and judgment,
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Esther 1:11-13
King James Version
11 To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.
12 But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.
13 Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment:
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