- The garden had hangings of white and blue linen, fastened with cords of white linen and purple material to silver rings on marble pillars. There were couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl and other costly stones.
- Wine was served in goblets of gold, each one different from the other, and the royal wine was abundant, in keeping with the king's liberality.
- By the king's command each guest was allowed to drink in his own way, for the king instructed all the wine stewards to serve each man what he wished.
- Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes.
- On the seventh day, when King Xerxes was in high spirits from wine, he commanded the seven eunuchs who served him--Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar and Carcas-
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- 有白色,绿色,蓝色的帐子,用细麻绳,紫色绳从银环内系在白玉石柱上。有金银的床榻摆在红,白,黄,黑玉石铺的石地上。
- 用金器皿赐酒,器皿各有不同。御酒甚多,足显王的厚意。
- 喝酒有例,不准勉强人,因王吩咐宫里的一切臣宰,让人各随己意。
- 王后瓦实提在亚哈随鲁王的宫内,也为妇女设摆筵席。
- 第七日,亚哈随鲁王饮酒,心中快乐,就吩咐在他面前侍立的七个太监,米户幔,比斯他,哈波拿,比革他,亚拔他,西达,甲迦,
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