Ahasuerus's Vast Kingdom and Great Feast

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These events took place in the time of Achashverosh, the Achashverosh who ruled over 127 provinces from India to Ethiopia.

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It was in those days, when King Achashverosh sat on his royal throne in Shushan the capital,

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in the third year of his reign, that he gave a banquet for all his officials and courtiers. The army of Persia and Media, the nobles and the provincial officials were in attendance.

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He displayed the dazzling wealth of his kingdom and his great splendor for a long time, 180 days.

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At the end of that time, the king gave a seven-day banquet in the courtyard of the royal palace garden for all the people, both great and small, there in Shushan the capital.

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There were white cotton curtains and blue hangings fastened to silver rods, with cords of fine linen and purple; the columns were marble; the couches [for reclining at table] were of gold and silver on a mosaic flooring of malachite, marble, mother-of-pearl and onyx.

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Drinks were served in gold goblets, with each goblet different from the others. There was royal wine in abundance, as befits royal bounty.

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The drinking was not according to any fixed rule, for the king had ordered the stewards to serve each man what he wanted.

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Also Vashti the queen gave a banquet for the women in the royal house belonging to King Achashverosh.

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