And the king became furious, and his anger burned within him.ġ3Then the king consulted the wise men who knew the times, for it was customary for him to confer with the experts in law and justice.ġ4His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom.ġ5“According to law,” he asked, “what should be done with Queen Vashti, since she refused to obey the command of King Xerxes delivered by the eunuchs?”ġ6And in the presence of the king and his princes, Memucan replied, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king, but all the princes and the peoples in all the provinces of King Xerxes.ġ7For the conduct of the queen will become known to all women, causing them to despise their husbands c and say, ‘King Xerxes ordered Queen Vashti to be brought before him, but she did not come.’ġ8This very day the noble women of Persia and Media who have heard about the queen’s conduct will say the same thing to all the king’s officials, resulting in much contempt and wrath.ġ9So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.Ģ0The edict the king issues will be heard throughout his vast kingdom-and so all women, from the least to the greatest, will honor their husbands.”Ģ1The king and his princes were pleased with this counsel so the king did as Memucan had advised.Ģ2He sent letters to all the provinces of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, proclaiming d that every man should be master of his own household.ġ a Hebrew Ahasuerus here and throughout Estherġ7 c Or to disdain their husbands in their eyesĢ2 d Literally proclaiming in the language of his own peopleġSome time later, when the anger of King Xerxes had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done, and what had been decreed against her.ĢThen the king’s attendants proposed, “Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king,ģand let the king appoint commissioners in each province of his kingdom to assemble all the beautiful young women into the harem at the citadel of Susa.
For she was beautiful to behold.ġ2Queen Vashti, however, refused to come at the king’s command brought by his eunuchs. Gold and silver couches were arranged on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other costly stones.ħBeverages were served in an array of goblets of gold, each with a different design, and the royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty.ĨBy order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired.ĩQueen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes.ġ0On the seventh day, when the king’s heart was merry with wine, he ordered the seven eunuchs who served him-Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas-ġ1to bring Queen Vashti before him, wearing her royal crown, to display her beauty to the people and officials.
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The military leaders of Persia and Media were there, along with the nobles and princes of the provinces.ĤAnd for a full 180 days he displayed the glorious riches of his kingdom and the magnificent splendor of his greatness.ĥAt the end of this time, in the garden court of the royal palace, the king held a seven-day feast for all the people in the citadel of Susa, from the least to the greatest.ĦHangings of white and blue linen were fastened with cords of fine white and purple material to silver rings on the marble pillars. b 2In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.ģIn the third year of his reign, Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants. 1This is what happened in the days of Xerxes, a who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Cush.
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