Esther 1:9-11

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⁹ Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal ·palace [^Lhouse] of King ·Xerxes [^LAhasuerus].

¹⁰ On the seventh day of the banquet, King ·Xerxes [^LAhasuerus] was ·very happy [in high spirits], because of the wine. He gave a command to the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas. ¹¹ He commanded them to bring him Queen Vashti, wearing her royal crown. She was to come to ·show [display] her beauty to the people and ·important men [nobles] because she was very beautiful.