Greek Esther 1:12-14

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¹² But Queen Vashti refused to obey him and would not come with the eunuchs. This offended the king, and he became furious. ¹³ He said to his Friends, “This is how Vashti has answered me.^[a] Give, therefore, your ruling and judgment on this matter.” ¹⁴ Arkesaeus, Sarsathaeus, and Malesear, the governors of the Persians and Medes who were closest to the king, who sat beside him in the chief seats, came to him^(A)