Esther 1:10
On the seventh day of the feast, the king, feeling happy from drinking wine, ordered the seven eunuchs who were his attendants, Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Karkas,
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9Queen Vashti also gave a feast for the women in the palace that belonged to King Xerxes.
Cross References
Genesis 43:34The food was served to them from Joseph's table, and Benjamin received five times as much as anyone else. So they ate and drank plenty with him.
1 Samuel 25:36When Abigail got back home to Nabal, he was in the house, partying like a king. He was feeling very merry, and he was very drunk. So she didn't tell him anything until the morning.
Esther 3:15By order of the king the messengers hurried on their way. The decree was also issued in the fortress of Susa. The king and Haman sat down for a drink while the people in city of Susa were very disturbed.
Proverbs 20:1Wine turns you into a mocker, alcohol makes you aggressive; you're stupid to be deceived by drink.
Ecclesiastes 7:2It's better to go to a funeral than to a party. In the end, everyone dies, and those who are still alive should think about it.
Daniel 1:3Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, his chief eunuch, to take charge of some of the captured Israelites from the royal and noble families.
Matthew Henry on Esther 1:2-10
Esther How the providence of God watched over the Jews that had returned out of captivity to their own land, and what great and kind things were done for them, we read in the two foregoing books; but there were many who staid behind, having not zeal enough for God's house, and the holy land and city, to carry them through the difficulties of a removal thither. These, one would think, should have been excluded the special protection of Providence, as unworthy the name of Israelites; but our God deals not with us… Read the whole commentary →