8 By order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired.
Esther 1:8
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Greek Esther 1:7–9
7 There were gold and silver cups, and a small cup of carbuncle set out, of the value of thirty thousand talents, with abundant and sweet wine, which the king himself drank. (WEB) 8 This banquet was not according to the appointed law, but as the king desired to have it.… (WEB)
Daniel 5:2–4
2 Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.
1 Kings 4:26–28
26 Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses. 27 Each month the governors in turn provided food for King Solomon and all who came to his table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking. 28 Each one also brought to the required place their quotas o…
Greek Daniel 5:1–2
1 Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. (WEB) 2 Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded that the golden and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in J… (WEB)
3 Maccabees 7:17–19
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Esther 2:17–19
17 And the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she found grace and favor in his sight more than all of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown upon her head and made her queen in place of Vashti. 18 Then the king held a great banquet, Esther…
1 Maccabees 11:57–59
57 The young Antiochus wrote to Jonathan, saying, “I confirm to you the high priesthood, and appoint you over the four districts, and to be one of the king’s friends.” (WEB) 58 He sent to him golden vessels and furniture for the table, and gave him permission to drink in… (WEB) 59 … (WEB)
1 Esdras 3:1–2
1 Now King Darius made a great feast for all his subjects, for all who were born in his house, for all the princes of Media and of Persia, (WEB) 2 and for all the local governors and captains and governors who were under him, from India to Ethiopia, in the one hundred t… (WEB)
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