Esther 1:8-10
1599 Geneva Bible
8 And the drinking was by an order, none might [a]compel: for so the king had appointed unto all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man’s pleasure.
9 ¶ The Queen Vashti made a feast also for the women in the royal house of King Ahasuerus.
10 Upon the [b]seventh day when the King was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs, (that served in the presence of king Ahasuerus)
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- Esther 1:8 None might be compelled to drink more than it pleased him.
- Esther 1:10 Which was the last day of the feast that the king made for the people, as verse 5.
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