Esther 1:9-11

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⁹ Queen Vashti also gave a feast for the women in the palace that belonged to King Ahasuerus.

Queen Vashti's Refusal

¹⁰ On the seventh day, ^(A)when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, ^(B)Harbona, ^(C)Bigtha and Abagtha, Zethar and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus, ¹¹ to bring Queen Vashti before the king with ^(D)her royal crown,^[a] in order to show the peoples and the princes her beauty, for she was lovely to look at.