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Esther 1:12-14
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12 But Queen Vashti refused to come at the word of the king that was conveyed by[a] the eunuchs. And the king became very angry, and his anger burned in him.

13 And the king said to the wise men, the ones who know the times[b]—for it was the procedure of the king before all those who knew law and rights;[c] 14 and those next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, Memucan, the seven officials of Persia and Media who had access to the king[d] and sat first in the kingdom—

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 1:12 Literally “by the hand of”
  2. Esther 1:13 Literally “the knowers of the times”
  3. Esther 1:13 Or “custom and legalities”
  4. Esther 1:14 Literally “saw the face of the king”
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