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Esther 1:16 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" And Memucan said to the king and to the princes, “Queen Vashti has not wronged the king only, but also all the king’s rulers and princes; "
Esther 1:16
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14 So Arkesaeus, Sarsathaeus, and Malisear, the princes of the Persians and Medes, who were near the king, who sat chief in rank by the king, drew near to him,
15 and reported to him according to the laws what it was proper to do to queen Vashti, because she had not done the things commanded by the king through the chamberlains.
16 And Memucan said to the king and to the princes, “Queen Vashti has not wronged the king only, but also all the king’s rulers and princes;
17 for he has told them the words of the queen, and how she disobeyed the king. As she then refused to obey King Ahasuerus,
18 so this day the other wives of the chiefs of the Persians and Medes, having heard what she said to the king, will dare in the same way to dishonor their husbands.
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Esther 1:1
"And it came to pass after these things in the days of Ahasuerus, —(this Ahasuerus ruled over one hundred twenty-seven provinces from India)—"
Esther 1:2
"in those days, when King Ahasuerus was on the throne in the city of Susa,"
Esther 1:3
"in the third year of his reign, he made a feast for his friends, for people from the rest of the nations, for the nobles of the Persians and Medes, and for the chief of the local governors."
Esther 1:4
"After this—after he had shown them the wealth of his kingdom and the abundant glory of his wealth during one hundred eighty days—"
Esther 1:5
"when the days of the wedding feast were completed, the king made a banquet lasting six days for the people of the nations who were present in the city, in the court of the king’s house,"
Esther 1:6
"which was adorned with fine linen and flax on cords of fine linen and purple, fastened to golden and silver studs on pillars of white marble and stone. There were golden and silver couches on a pavement of emerald stone, and of mother-of-pearl, and of white marble, with transparent coverings variously flowered, having roses arranged around it."
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