Esther 1:11-13

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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 towards all who were versed in law and judgement,