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Esther 1:7

King James Version (KJV)

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Esther 1:7

Verse 7 of 22

Scripture focus

And they gave [them] drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.

Esther 1:7 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Esther 1:7

Theological / Devotional

Vessels of gold. Golden goblets were found in considerable numbers in the Persian camp near Plataea by the victorious Greeks.

Diverse one from another. This detail must have come from an eyewitness, or from one who had received an account of the banquet from an eyewitness.

Royal wine. Or, “wine of the kingdom,” that is, from the royal cellar.

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