10 On the seventh day, when the king was feeling good from the wine, 1:10 2Sm 13:28 Ahasuerus commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, 1:10 Est 7:9 Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas — the seven eunuchs 1:10 2Kg 20:18; Est 2:21; 6:14; Mt 19:12 who personally served him — 11 to bring Queen Vashti before him with her royal crown. He wanted to show off her beauty to the people and the officials, because she was very beautiful. 1:11 Est 2:712 But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s command that was delivered by his eunuchs. The king became furious and his anger burned within him. 1:12 Est 7:7; Pr 19:12
19 "If it meets the king’s approval, he should personally issue a royal decree. Let it be recorded in the laws of the Persians and the Medes, so that it cannot be revoked: 1:19 Est 8:8; Dn 6:8,15 Vashti is not to enter King Ahasuerus’s presence, and her royal position is to be given to another woman who is more worthy than she. 1:19 Est 2:2,4,17