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2 In those days, when this king Achashverosh was sitting on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the capital,
3 That, in the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants, the army of Persia and Media, the nobles and the princes of the provinces who were near him:
4 When he showed the riches and the glory of his kingdom, and the brilliance and the splendor of his greatness, during many days, a hundred and eighty days.
5 And when these days were completed, the king made unto all the people that were found in Shushan the capital, unto every one, from the great even to the small, a feast of seven days, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace;
6 Where were white, green, and blue hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple, on rollers of silver and pillars of marble; couches of gold and silver, upon a pavement of green, and white, and yellow, and black marble.
7 And they gave them to drink in vessels of gold,—the vessels being diverse one from the other,—and the royal wine was in abundance, according to the ability of the king.
8 And the drinking was, according to the king’s order, without compulsion; for so had the king enjoined on all the officers of his house, to do according to the pleasure of every man.
9 Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women, in the royal house which belonged to king Achashverosh.