Esther 1:9

Also, Queen Vashti gave a feast for the women in the royal palace of King Ahasuerus.

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In The King James Version

Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.

In Context

8The drinking was carried out in keeping with the decree, “There must be no compulsion,” for in this way the king had given orders to all the officials of his palace to do according to the desire of each man.

10On the seventh day, when the king's heart was feeling happy because of the wine, he told Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Karkas (the seven officials who served before him),

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Cross References

Esther 5:4Esther said, “If it pleases the king, let the king and Haman come today to a feast that I have prepared for him.”

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 →

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