RESTORATION SCRIPTURES TRUE NAME EDITION Study Bible

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Now it came to pass in the days of Achashverosh ( this
is Achashverosh that reigned, from India even to
Ethiopia, over one hundred twenty seven provinces), 4139
2 That in those days, when the Melech Achashverosh sat
on the kesay of his malchut, which was in Shushan the
palace, 4140
3 In the third year of his reign, he made a feast to all his
princes and his avadim; the powers of Persia and Media,
the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:
4 He showed the riches of his beautiful malchut and the
honor of his excellent majesty many days, even one
hundred eighty days.
5 And when those days were expired, the melech made a
feast to all the peoples that were present in Shushan the
palace, both to great and small, seven days, in the court of
the gan of the melech’s palace;
6 Where there were white, green, and blue, hangings,
fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings
and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver,
upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black,
marble.
7 And they served drinks in vessels of gold – the vessels
being diverse one from another – and royal wine in
abundance, according to the generosity of the melech.
8 And the drinking was according to the law; no one was
compelled: for so the melech had appointed to all the
officers of his bayit, that they should serve according to
every man’s pleasure.
9 Also Vashti the malka made a feast for the women in
the royal bayit that belonged to Melech Achashverosh.
10 On the seventh day, when the lev of the melech was
filled with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha,
Harvona, Bigtha, and Avagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the
seven officers that served in the presence of
Achashverosh the melech,
11 To bring Vashti the malka before the melech with her
royal keter, to show the people and the princes her
beauty: for she was lovely to look at.
12 But the Malka Vashti refused to come at the melech’s
commandment given by his officers: therefore the melech
was very angry, and his anger burned inside of him.
13 Then the melech said to the wise men, who knew the
times – for this was the melech’s custom; he discussed
matters in the presence of those who understood law and
mishpat-
14 And the next to him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha,
Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven
princes of Persia and Media, who saw the melech’s face,
and who sat in the highest and foremost positions in the
malchut.
15 What shall we do to the Malka Vashti according to
law, because she has not performed the commandment of
Melech Achashverosh by the officers?
16 And Memucan answered before the melech and the
princes, Vashti the malka has not done wrong to the
melech only, but also to all the princes, and to all the
peoples that are in all the provinces of the Melech
Achashverosh.
17 For this rebellion of the malka shall be known to all
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women, so that they shall despise their husbands, when it
shall be reported that the Melech Achashverosh
commanded Vashti the malka to be brought in before
him, but she did not come.
18 Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say to all
the melech’s princes, that they have heard of the deed of
the malka. Then shall there arise much contempt and
anger.
19 If it please the melech, let there be issued a royal
commandment from him, and let it be written among the
laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered,
That Vashti come no more before Melech Achashverosh;
and let the melech give her royal position to another that
is better than she.
20 And when the melech’s decree that he shall make shall
be published throughout all his empire – for it is great –
all the wives shall give to their husbands honor, both
great and small.
21 And the guidance pleased the melech and the princes;
and the melech did according to the words of Memucan:
22 For he sent letters into all the melech’s provinces, into
every province according to the written decree, and to
every people after their language, that every man should
bear the rule in his own bayit, and that it should be
published according to the language of every people.
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After these things, when the anger of Melech
Achashverosh was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and
what she had done, and what was decreed against her.
2 Then said the melech’s avadim that attended to him, Let
there be lovely young virgins sought for the melech:
3 And let the melech appoint officers in all the provinces
of his malchut, that they may gather together all the
lovely young virgins to Shushan the palace, to the bayit of
the women to the custody of Hegai the melech’s officer,
guardian of the women; and let their things for
purification be given to them:
4 And let the virgin that pleases the melech become
malka instead of Vashti. And the guidance pleased the
melech; and he did so.
5 Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Yahudi,
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whose name was Mordechai, the son of Yair, the son
of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benyamite;
6 Who had been carried away from Yahrushalayim with
the captivity that had been carried away with Yechonyah
melech of Yahudah, whom Nevuchadnetzar the melech of
Bavel had carried away.
7 And he brought up Hadasah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s
daughter: for she had neither abba nor eema, and the
virgin was lovely and beautiful; whom Mordechai took
for his own daughter, when her abba and eema were dead.
8 So it came to pass, when the melech’s commandment
and his decree was heard, and when many virgins were
gathered together to Shushan the palace, to the custody of
Hegai, that Esther was brought also to the melech’s bayit,
to the custody of Hegai, guardian of the women.
9 And the virgin pleased him, and she obtained kindness
from him; and he quickly gave her things for purification,
with such things as belonged to her, and seven avadim,