1In the days of Artaxerxes, who reigned from India to Ethiopia over one hundred twenty-seven provinces,

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Daniel 9:1, Daniel 9:1, Esther 8:9, Esther 8:9, Esther 9:30

2when he sat on the throne of his kingdom, the city of Susa was the root of his kingdom.

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Nehemiah 1:1, Nehemiah 1:1, 2 Samuel 7:1, 2 Samuel 7:1, Daniel 8:2

3And so, in the third year of his reign, he made a great feast for all the leaders and his servants, for the most powerful among the Persians and the distinguished among the Medes, and for the rulers of the provinces before him,

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Mark 6:21, Mark 6:21, Esther 2:18, Daniel 5:1, Esther 2:18

4so that he might show the glorious riches of his kingdom, as well as its greatness, and so boast of his power, for a long time, namely, one hundred and eighty days.

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Job 40:10, Job 40:10, Psalms 93:1, Daniel 7:9, Daniel 7:14

5And when the days of the feast were nearly completed, he invited all the people, who had been found in Susa, from the greatest even to the least, and he commanded a feast to be prepared, for seven days, in the court of the garden and the arboretum, which had been planted by the care and by the hand of the king.

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Esther 7:7, Esther 7:8, Esther 7:7, Esther 7:8, 2 Chronicles 30:21

6And, in every direction, tents the color of the sky and of flax as well as hyacinth were hung up, suspended by cords of linen and even purple, which had been placed through rings of ivory and were held up with marble columns. The couches also, of gold and silver, had been arranged over a pavement of emerald-green, bearing scattered jewels, which was decorated with a wonderful variety of images.

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Amos 6:4, Amos 6:4, Ezekiel 23:41, Ezekiel 23:41, Esther 7:8

7Moreover, those who had been invited drank from golden cups, and dishes of foods were brought in one after another. Likewise, choice wine was presented in abundance, as was worthy of royal magnificence.

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Daniel 5:2, Daniel 5:4, Daniel 5:2, Daniel 5:4, 2 Chronicles 9:20

8Nor was anyone compelled to drink who was unwilling, but, just as the king had appointed, one of his nobles was set over each table, so that each one might select what he wanted.

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Habakkuk 2:15, Habakkuk 2:16, Habakkuk 2:15, Habakkuk 2:16, Jeremiah 51:7

9Likewise, Vashti the queen made a feast for the women, in the palace where king Artaxerxes was accustomed to stay the night.

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Esther 5:4, Esther 5:8, Esther 5:4, Esther 5:8

10And so, on the seventh day, when the king was more cheerful, and, after excessive drinking, had become warmed with wine, he ordered Mehuman, and Biztha, and Harbona, and Bigtha, and Abagtha, and Zethar, and Charkas, seven eunuchs who served in his presence,

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Esther 7:9, Judges 16:25, Esther 7:9, Judges 16:25, 2 Samuel 13:28

11to bring in queen Vashti before the king, with the crown set upon her head, to show her beauty to the whole people and to the leaders, for she was very beautiful.

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Proverbs 31:30, Proverbs 31:30, Mark 6:21, Mark 6:22, Proverbs 16:9

12She refused, and she showed contempt towards the king’s command, which he had delivered to her by the eunuchs. Whereupon the king, being angry and inflamed with a very great fury,

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Proverbs 19:12, Proverbs 19:12, 1 Peter 3:1, 1 Peter 3:1, Daniel 3:13

13questioned the wise men, who, according to royal custom were always near him and all he did was by their counsel, who knew the laws as well as the judgments of their ancestors,

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1 Chronicles 12:32, 1 Chronicles 12:32, Daniel 2:2, Jeremiah 10:7, Daniel 2:2

14(but first and foremost were Carshena, and Shethar, and Admatha, and Tarshish, and Meres, and Marsena, and Memucan, seven rulers of the Persians as well as the Medes, who saw the face of the king and who were accustomed to sitting down first after him,)

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2 Kings 25:19, 2 Kings 25:19, Ezra 7:14, Ezra 7:14, Matthew 18:10

15as to what sentence should fall upon Vashti the queen, who had refused to do the commandment of king Artaxerxes, which he had delivered to her by the eunuchs.

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Esther 6:6, Esther 6:6

16And Memucan answered, in the hearing of the king as well as the rulers, “Queen Vashti has wounded not only the king, but also all the people and the leaders, who are in all the provinces of king Artaxerxes.

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1 Corinthians 6:7, 1 Corinthians 6:8, Acts 18:14, Acts 25:10, 1 Corinthians 6:7

17For word about the queen will go out to all the women, so that they will show contempt for their husbands, and they will say, ‘King Artaxerxes ordered that queen Vashti should enter before him, and she would not.’

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Ephesians 5:33, 2 Samuel 6:16, Ephesians 5:33, 2 Samuel 6:16

18And so, by this example all the wives of the leaders of the Persians and the Medes will belittle the authority of their husbands; therefore, the indignation of the king is just.

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Judges 5:29, 1 Kings 11:3, Judges 5:29, 1 Kings 11:3

19If it pleases you, let an edict be sent out from your presence, and let it be written according to the law of the Persians and the Medes, which it is forbidden to disregard, that Vashti shall no longer enter before the king, but let another, who is better than her, receive her queenship.

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Esther 8:8, 1 Samuel 15:28, Esther 8:8, 1 Samuel 15:28, Esther 8:5

20And let this be published in all the provinces of your empire, (which is very wide,) and let all wives, the greater as much as the lesser, give honor to their husbands.”

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Colossians 3:18, Colossians 3:18, Ephesians 5:33, Ephesians 5:22, 1 Peter 3:1

21His counsel pleased the king and the rulers, and the king acted according to the counsel of Memucan,

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Esther 2:4, Genesis 41:37, Esther 2:4, Genesis 41:37, Esther 1:19

22and he sent letters to all the provinces of his kingdom, so that every nation was able to hear and to read, in various languages and letters, that husbands are to be the greater rulers in their own houses, and that this should be published to every people.

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Esther 3:12, Esther 8:9, Esther 3:12, Esther 8:9, Ephesians 5:22