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The Booke of
Esther
Now
it
came
to
passe
in
the
dayes
of
Ahasuerus,
(this
is
Ahasuerus
which
reigned
from
India,
euen
vnto
Ethiopia,
ouer
an
hundred,
and
seuen
and
twentie
prouinces.)
2
That
in
those
dayes,
when
the
King
Ahasuerus
sate
on
the
throne
of
his
kingdome,
which
was
in
Shushan
the
palace:
3
In
the
third
yeere
of
his
reigne,
he
made
a
feast
vnto
all
his
Princes,
and
his
seruants,
the
power
of
Persia
and
Media,
the
Nobles
and
Princes
of
the
prouinces
being
before
him.
4
When
he
shewed
the
riches
of
his
glorious
kingdome,
and
the
honour
of
his
excellent
maiestie,
many
dayes,
euen
an
hundred
and
fourescore
dayes.
5
And
when
these
dayes
were
expired,
the
king
made
a
feast
vnto
all
the
people
that
were
present
in
Shushan
the
palace,
both
vnto
great
and
small,
seuen
dayes,
in
the
court
of
the
garden
of
the
kings
palace,
6
Where
were
white,
greene
and
blew
hangings,
fastened
with
cords
of
fine
linnen,
and
purple,
to
siluer
rings,
and
pillers
of
marble:
the
beds
were
of
gold
and
siluer,
vpon
a
pauement
of
red,
and
blewe,
and
white,
and
blacke
marble.
7
And
they
gaue
them
drinke
in
vessels
of
gold,
(the
vessels
being
diuers
one
from
another)
and
royall
wine
in
abundance,
according
to
the
state
of
the
king.
8
And
the
drinking
was
according
to
the
law,
none
did
compell:
for
the
king
had
appointed
to
all
the
officers
of
his
house,
that
they
should
doe
according
to
euery
mans
pleasure.
9
Also
Uasthi
the
Queene
made
a
feast
for
the
women,
in
the
royall
house
which
belonged
to
king
Ahasuerus.
10
On
the
seuenth
day,
when
the
heart
of
the
King
was
merry
with
wine,
he
commanded
Mehuman,
Biztha,
Harbona,
Bigtha,
and
Abagtha,
Zethar,
and
Carcas,
the
seuen
chamberlens
that
serued
in
the
presence
of
Ahasuerus
the
king,
11
To
bring
Uasthi
the
Queene
before
the
king,
with
the
Crowne
royall,
to
shew
the
people,
and
the
Princes
her
beautie:
for
she
was
faire
to
looke
on.
12
But
the
Queene
Uasthi
refused
to
come
at
the
Kings
commandement
by
his
chamberlens:
therefore
was
the
King
very
wroth,
and
his
anger
burned
in
him.
13
Then
the
king
saide
to
the
wise
men,
which
knew
the
times
(for
so
was
the
Kings
maner
towards
all
that
knew
law,
and
iudgement:
14
And
the
next
vnto
him,
was
Carshena,
Shethar,
Admatha,
Tarshis,
Meres,
Marsena,
and
Memucan,
the
seuen
Princes
of
Persia,
and
Media,
which
saw
the
Kings
face,
and
which
sate
the
first
in
the
kingdome.)
15
What
shall
wee
doe
vnto
the
Queene
Uasthi,
according
to
law,
because
she
hath
not
performed
the
commandement
of
the
king
Ahasuerus,
by
the
chamberlens?
16
And
Memucan
answered
before
the
king
and
the
Princes;
Uasthi
the
Queene
hath
not
done
wrong
to
the
king
onely,
but
also
to
all
the
Princes,
and
to
all
the
people
that
are
in
all
the
prouinces
of
the
king
Ahasuerus.
17
For
this
deed
of
the
queene
shall
come
abroad
vnto
all
women,
so
that
they
shal
despise
their
husbands
in
their
eyes,
when
it
shall
bee
reported;
The
king
Ahasuerus
commanded
Uasthi
the
queene
to
be
brought
in
before
him,
but
she
came
not.
18
Likewise
shall
the
Ladies
of
Persia
and
Media
say
this
day
vnto
all
the
kings
princes,
which
haue
heard
of
the
deed
of
the
Queene.
Thus
shall
there
arise
too
much
contempt
and
wrath.
19
If
it
please
the
king,
let
there
go
a
royall
commandement
from
him,
and
let
it
bee
written
among
the
lawes
of
the
Persians,
and
the
Medes,
that
it
be
not
altered,
that
Uasthi
come
no
more
before
king
Ahasuerus,
and
let
the
king
giue
her
royall
estate
vnto
another
that
is
better
then
she.
20
And
when
the
kings
decree,
which
he
shal
make,
shalbe
published
throughout
all
his
empire,
(for
it
is
great:)
all
the
wiues
shall
giue
to
their
husbands
honour,
both
to
great
and
small.
21
And
the
saying
pleased
the
king
and
the
princes,
and
the
king
did
according
to
the
word
of
Memucan:
22
For
he
sent
letters
into
all
the
kings
prouinces,
into
euery
prouince,
according
to
the
writing
thereof,
and
to
euery
people
after
their
language,
that
euery
man
should
beare
rule
in
his
owne
house,
and
that
it
should
be
published
according
to
the
language
of
euerie
people.
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