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Esther 1:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

the queen: This refusal of Vashti's, to expose herself to the view of such a group of drunken Bacchanalians, was highly praiseworthy, and became the dignity of her rank and the modesty of her sex.

refused: Genesis 3:16; Ephesians 5:22, Ephesians 5:24; 1 Peter 3:1

by his chamberlains: Heb. which was by the hand of his eunuchs

was the king: Proverbs 19:12, Proverbs 20:2; Daniel 2:12, Daniel 3:13, Daniel 3:19; Nahum 1:6; Revelation 6:16-17

burned: Exodus 32:19, Exodus 32:22; Deuteronomy 29:20; Psalms 74:1, Psalms 79:5

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