By order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired. Cross References Esther 1:7 Beverages were served in an array of goblets of gold, each with a different design, and the royal wine flowed freely, according to the king's bounty. Esther 1:9 Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes. Treasury of Scripture 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. none did compel. Jeremiah 35:8 Jeremiah 51:7 Habakkuk 2:15,16 the officers. John 2:8 |