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There were white cotton curtains and blue hangings tied with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and marble pillars. There were couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and colored stones.
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Drinks were served in golden goblets, goblets of different kinds, and the royal wine was lavished according to the bounty of the king.
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Drinking was by flagons, without restraint; for the king had given orders to all the officials of his palace to do as each one desired.
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Furthermore, Queen Vashti gave a banquet for the women in the palace of King Ahasuerus.
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On the seventh day, when the king was merry wih wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha and Abagtha, Zethar and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who attended him,