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Now it took place
in the days
of Ahasuerus,
the Ahasuerus
who reigned
from India
to Ethiopia
over 127
provinces,
2
in those
days
as King
Ahasuerus
sat
on his royal
throne
which
was at the citadel
in Susa,
3
in the third
year
of his reign
he gave
a banquet
for all
his princes
and attendants,
the army
officers of Persia
and Media,
the nobles
and the princes
of his provinces
being in his presence.
4
And he displayed
the riches
of his royal
glory
and the splendor
of his great majesty
for many
days,
180
days.
5
When these
days
were completed,
the king
gave
a banquet
lasting seven
days
for all
the people
who were present
at the citadel
in Susa,
from the greatest
to the least,
in the court
of the garden
of
the king
's
palace.
6
There were hangings
of fine
white
and violet
linen
held
by cords
of fine
purple
linen
on silver
rings
and marble
columns,
and couches
of gold
and silver
on a mosaic pavement
of porphyry,
marble,
mother-of-pearl
and precious stones.
7
Drinks were served
in golden
vessels
of various
kinds,
and the royal
wine
was plentiful
according to the king's
bounty.
8
The drinking
was done according to the law,
there was no
compulsion,
for so
the king
had given orders
to each
official
of his household
that he should do
according to the desires
of each
person.
9
Queen
Vashti
also
gave
a banquet
for the women
in the palace
which
belonged to King
Ahasuerus.
10
On the seventh
day,
when the heart
of the king
was 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
crown
in order to display
her beauty
to the people
and the princes,
for she was beautiful.
12
But Queen
Vashti
refused
to come
at the king's
command
delivered
by the eunuchs.
Then the king
became
very
angry
and his wrath
burned
within him.
13
Then the king
said
to the wise men
who understood
the times--
for it was the custom
of the king
so
to speak before
all
who knew
law
and justice
14
and were close
to him: Carshena,
Shethar,
Admatha,
Tarshish,
Meres,
Marsena
and Memucan,
the seven
princes
of Persia
and Media
who had access
to the king's
presence
and sat
in the first
place in the kingdom--
15
"According to law,
what
is to be done
with Queen
Vashti,
because
she did not obey
the command
of King
Ahasuerus
delivered by the eunuchs?"
16
In the presence
of
the king
and
the princes
,
Memucan
said,
"Queen
Vashti
has wronged
not only
the king
but also all
the princes
and all
the peoples
who
are in all
the provinces
of King
Ahasuerus.
17
"For the queen's
conduct
will become known
to all
the women
causing them to look
with contempt
on their husbands
by saying,
'King
Ahasuerus
commanded
Queen
Vashti
to be brought
in to his presence,
but she did not come.'
18
"This
day
the ladies
of Persia
and Media
who
have heard
of the queen's
conduct
will speak
in the same way to all
the king's
princes,
and there will be plenty
of contempt
and anger.
19
"If
it pleases
the king,
let a royal
edict
be issued
by him and let it be written
in the laws
of Persia
and Media
so that it cannot
be repealed,
that Vashti
may no
longer come
into the presence
of King
Ahasuerus,
and let the king
give
her royal position
to another
who is more
worthy
than
she.
20
"When the king's
edict
which
he will make
is heard
throughout all
his kingdom,
great
as it is, then all
women
will give
honor
to their husbands,
great
and small."
21
This word
pleased
the king
and the princes,
and
the king
did
as Memucan
proposed.
22
So he sent
letters
to all
the king's
provinces,
to each
province
according to its script
and to every
people
according to their language,
that every
man
should be the master
in his own house
and the one who speaks
in the language
of his own
people
.
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