Greek Esther 1:16-18

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Then Memucan^[a] spoke up in front of the king and the officials. “Queen Vashti,” he said, “has done something wrong not merely to the king himself. She has also done wrong to all the officials and the governors of the king.” ¹⁷ (The king had reported to them the queen’s words and how she defied the king.) “Just as she defied King Artaxerxes, ¹⁸ after today the important women of Persia and Media who hear about the queen’s actions will dare to dishonor their own husbands.