Esther 1:11-13

New American Standard Bible 1995

¹¹ to bring Queen Vashti before the king with her royal ^(A)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 ^(B)the wise men ^(C)who understood the times—for it was the custom of the king so to speak before all who knew law and justice