Esther 1:3-7

³In the third year of his reign, Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants. The military leaders of Persia and Media were there, along with the nobles and princes of the provinces.

⁴And for a full 180 days he displayed the glorious riches of his kingdom and the magnificent splendor of his greatness.

⁵At the end of this time, in the garden court of the royal palace, the king held a seven-day feast for all the people in the citadel of Susa, from the least to the greatest.

⁶Hangings of white and blue linen were fastened with cords of fine white and purple material to silver rings on the marble pillars. Gold and silver couches were arranged on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other costly stones.

⁷Beverages were served in an array of goblets of gold, each with a different design, and the royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty.

— Esther 1:3-7

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Cross References for Esther 1:3-7

• Esther 2:18
• Mark 6:21
• Daniel 5:1
• Amos 6:4
• Ezekiel 23:41
• Esther 7:7-8
• 1 Kings 3:15
• Daniel 5:2-4
• 2 Chronicles 30:21-25
• Isaiah 21:2

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