The King's Banquets
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Now in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned 1from India to Ethiopia over provinces,
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in the third year of his reign 4he gave a feast for all his officials and servants. The army of Persia and Media and the nobles and governors of the provinces were before him,
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while he showed the riches of his royal glory and the splendor and pomp of his greatness for many days, 180 days.
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And when these days were completed, the king gave for all the people present in Susa, the citadel, both great and small, a feast lasting for seven days in the court of 5the garden of the king's palace.
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There were white cotton curtains and violet hangings fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rodsb and marble pillars, and also 6couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl and precious stones.
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Drinks were served in golden vessels, vessels of different kinds, and the royal wine was lavished according to the bounty of the king.
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And drinking was according to this edict: "There is no compulsion." For the king had given orders to all the staff of his palace to do as each man desired.
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Queen Vashti also gave a feast for the women in the palace that belonged to King Ahasuerus.
Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) AA
Ester 1:1
Sucedeu nos dias de Assuero, o Assuero que reinou desde a Índia até a Etiópia, sobre cento e vinte e seis províncias,
King James Version KJV
Esther 1:1
Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)
New King James Version NKJV
Esther 1:1
Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (this was the Ahasuerus who reigned over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces, from India to Ethiopia),
Nova Versão Internacional NVIP
Ester 1:1
Foi no tempo de Xerxes, que reinou sobre cento e vinte e sete províncias, desde a Índia até a Etiópia.
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(English Standard Version - The Holy Bible Online)