Greek Esther 1:8-10

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

⁸ The drinking was not according to a fixed rule; but the king wished to have it so, and he commanded his stewards to comply with his pleasure and with that of the guests.

⁹ Meanwhile, Queen Vashti^[a] gave a drinking-party for the women in the palace where King Artaxerxes was.

Dismissal of Queen Vashti

¹⁰ On the seventh day, when the king was in good humour, he told Haman, Bazan, Tharra, Boraze, Zatholtha, Abataza, and Tharaba, the seven eunuchs who served King Artaxerxes,