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13 And the king said to the wise men, the ones who know the times[a]—for it was the procedure of the king before all those who knew law and rights;[b] 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[c] and sat first in the kingdom— 15 “According to the law, what is to be done with Queen Vashti, because she has not done the command of King Ahasuerus conveyed by[d] the eunuchs?

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 1:13 Literally “the knowers of the times”
  2. Esther 1:13 Or “custom and legalities”
  3. Esther 1:14 Literally “saw the face of the king”
  4. Esther 1:15 Literally “by the hand of”