Esther 1:2-9
sat 2Sam 7:1; 1Kgs 1:46; Dan 4:4 Shushan Esth 2:3, Esth 3:15, Esth 4:16, Esth 9:12-15; Neh 1:1; Dan 8:2 am 3542, bc 462 he made Esth 2:18; Gen 40:20; 1Kgs 3:15; Dan 5:1; Mark 6:21 of Persia Esth 1:14; Ezra 1:2; Isa 21:2; Jer 51:11; Dan 5:28, Dan 8:20 the nobles Dan 3:2-3, Dan 6:1, Dan 6:6-7 When he Isa 39:2; Ezek 28:5; Dan 4:30 the riches Ps 76:1-4, Ps 145:5, Ps 145:12-13; Dan 2:37-44, Dan 7:9-14; Matt 4:8, Matt 6:13; Rom 9:23; Eph 1:18; Col 1:27; Rev 4:11 excellent 1Chr 29:11-12, 1Chr 29:25; Job 40:10; Ps 21:5, Ps 45:3, Ps 93:1; Dan 4:36, Dan 5:18; 2Pet 1:16-17 present Heb. found seven days 2Chr 7:8-9, 2Chr 30:21-25 white Exod 26:1, Exod 26:31-32, Exod 26:36-37 blue or, violet, Esth 8:15 the beds These were couches, covered with gold and silver cloth, on which the guests reclined; for the Orientals do not sit, but recline at their meals. Esth 7:8; Ezek 23:41; Amos 2:8, Amos 6:4 red etc. or, of porphyre, and marble, and alabaster, and stone of blue colour vessels of gold 1Kgs 10:21; 2Chr 9:20; Dan 5:2-4 royal wine Heb. wine of the kingdom state of the king Heb. hand of the king. none did compel Every person drank what he pleased. Among the Greeks, however, each guest was obliged to keep the round, or leave the company. Hence the proverb Η πιθι, η απιθι, Drink, or begone. Mr. Herbert, in his poem entitled "The Church Porch," has severely reprobated this vile custom. In Britain, however, this demoralizing custom is now almost destroyed, and a new era of social pleasure is arising, by temperate habits, increased domestic comforts, and the spread of gospel truths. Jer 35:8, Jer 51:7; Hab 2:15-16 the officers John 2:8 the queen Esth 5:4, Esth 5:8
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