Esth.1.9

Esther 1:9

KJV

Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.

Queen Vashti’s Refusal

The Banquets of the King

Cross References

Ezra 4:6

KJV

And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.

Opposition under Xerxes and Artaxerxes

Adversaries Hinder the Work

Esther 1:8

KJV

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 man’s pleasure.

Xerxes’ Royal Feast

The Banquets of the King

Esther 1:10

KJV

¶ 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,