strkjv@Esther:1:1
@ Now it came to pass in the
days
of
Ahasuerus
, (this is
Ahasuerus
which
reigned
, from
India
even unto
Ethiopia
, over an
hundred
and
seven
and
twenty
provinces
: )
strkjv@Esther:1:2
@ That in those
days
, when the
king
Ahasuerus
sat
on the
throne
of his
kingdom
, which was in
Shushan
the
palace
,
strkjv@Esther:1:3
@
strkjv@Esther:1:4
@ When he
shewed
the
riches
of his
glorious
kingdom
and the
honour
of his
excellent
majesty
many
days
, even an
hundred
and
fourscore
days
.
strkjv@Esther:1:5
@ And when these
days
were
expired
, the
king
made
a
feast
unto all the
people
that were
present
in
Shushan
the
palace
, both unto
great
and
small
,
seven
days
, in the
court
of the
garden
of the
kings
palace
;
strkjv@Esther:1:6
@ Where were
white
,
green
, and
blue
, hangings,
fastened
with
cords
of fine
linen
and
purple
to
silver
rings
and
pillars
of
marble
: the
beds
were of
gold
and
silver
, upon a
pavement
of
red
, and
blue
, and
white
, and
black
,
marble
.
strkjv@Esther:1:7
@ And they gave them
drink
in
vessels
of
gold
, (the
vessels
being
diverse
one from
another
, ) and
royal
wine
in
abundance
, according to the
state
of the
king
.
strkjv@Esther:1:8
@ And the
drinking
was according to the
law
; none did
compel
: for so the
king
had
appointed
to all the
officers
of his
house
, that they should
do
according to every
mans
pleasure
.
strkjv@Esther:1:9
@ Also
Vashti
the
queen
made
a
feast
for the
women
in the
royal
house
which belonged to
king
Ahasuerus
.
strkjv@Esther:1:10
@ On the
seventh
day
, when the
heart
of the
king
was
merry
with
wine
, he
commanded
Mehuman
,
Biztha
,
Harbona
,
Bigtha
, and
Abagtha
,
Zethar
, and
Carcas
, the
seven
chamberlains
that
served
in the
presence
of
Ahasuerus
the
king
,
strkjv@Esther:1:11
@ To
bring
Vashti
the
queen
before
the
king
with the
crown
royal
, to
shew
the
people
and the
princes
her
beauty
: for she was
fair
to look
on
.
strkjv@Esther:1:12
@ But the
queen
Vashti
refused
to
come
at the
kings
commandment
by
his
chamberlains
: therefore was the
king
very
wroth
, and his
anger
burned
in him.
strkjv@Esther:1:13
@ Then the
king
said
to the wise
men
, which
knew
the
times
, (for so was the
kings
manner
toward
all that
knew
law
and
judgment
:
strkjv@Esther:1:14
@ And the
next
unto him was
Carshena
,
Shethar
,
Admatha
,
Tarshish
,
Meres
,
Marsena
, and
Memucan
, the
seven
princes
of
Persia
and
Media
, which
saw
the
kings
face
, and which
sat
the
first
in the
kingdom
; )
strkjv@Esther:1:15
@ What shall we
do
unto the
queen
Vashti
according to
law
, because she hath not
performed
the
commandment
of the
king
Ahasuerus
by
the
chamberlains
?
strkjv@Esther:1:16
@ And
Memucan
answered
before
the
king
and the
princes
,
Vashti
the
queen
hath not done
wrong
to the
king
only, but also to all the
princes
, and to all the
people
that are in all the
provinces
of the
king
Ahasuerus
.
strkjv@Esther:1:17
@ For this
deed
of the
queen
shall come
abroad
unto all
women
, so that they shall
despise
their
husbands
in their
eyes
, when it shall be
reported
, The
king
Ahasuerus
commanded
Vashti
the
queen
to be brought
in
before
him, but she
came
not.
strkjv@Esther:1:18
@ Likewise shall the
ladies
of
Persia
and
Media
say
this
day
unto all the
kings
princes
, which have
heard
of the
deed
of the
queen
. Thus shall there arise too
much
contempt
and
wrath
.
strkjv@Esther:1:19
@ If it
please
the
king
, let there
go
a
royal
commandment
from
him
, and let it be
written
among the
laws
of the
Persians
and the
Medes
, that it be not
altered
, That
Vashti
come
no more
before
king
Ahasuerus
; and let the
king
give
her royal
estate
unto
another
that is
better
than she.
strkjv@Esther:1:20
@ And when the
kings
decree
which he shall
make
shall be
published
throughout all his
empire
, (for it is
great
, ) all the
wives
shall
give
to their
husbands
honour
, both to
great
and
small
.
strkjv@Esther:1:21
@ And the
saying
pleased
the
king
and the
princes
; and the
king
did
according to the
word
of
Memucan
:
strkjv@Esther:1:22
@ For he
sent
letters
into all the
kings
provinces
, into every
province
according to the
writing
thereof, and to every
people
after their
language
, that every
man
should bear
rule
in his own
house
, and that it should be
published
according to the
language
of every
people
.
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