³ that in the third year of his reign he ^(A)made a feast for all his officials and servants—the powers of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the princes of the provinces being before him—

⁹ Queen Vashti also made a feast for the women in the royal palace which belonged to King Ahasuerus.

¹⁸ Then the king ^(A)made a great feast, the Feast of Esther, for all his officials and servants; and he proclaimed a holiday in the provinces and gave gifts according to the ^[a]generosity of a king.

⁸ If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and ^[a]fulfill my request, then let the king and Haman come to the ^(A)banquet which I will prepare for them, and tomorrow I will do as the king has said.”

¹⁴ While they were still talking with him, the king’s eunuchs came, and hastened to bring Haman to ^(A)the banquet which Esther had prepared.

¹⁷ This was on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar. And on the fourteenth of ^[a]the month they rested and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

Belshazzar’s Feast

5 Belshazzar the king ^(A)made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, and drank wine in the presence of the thousand.