Esther 1:8

ISV⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁸ According to the king’s decree the drinking was not compulsory because the king instructed every steward in his house to serve each individual what he desired.

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none did compel.Every person drank what he pleased. Among the Greeks, however, each guest was obliged to keep the round, or leave the company: hence the proverb [E pithi, e apithi,] Drink, or begone. Mr. Herbert, in his poem entitled "The Church Porch," has severely reprobated this vile custom. In Britain, however, this demoralizing custom is now almost destroyed, and a new era of social pleasure is arising, by temperate habits, increased domestic comforts, and the spread of gospel truths.
Jeremiah 35:8; Jeremiah 51:7; Habakkuk 2:15; Habakkuk 2:16
the officers.
John 2:8