What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?
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Interpretation
Ahasuerus's feast ended in heaviness, by his own folly. Seasons of peculiar festivity often end in vexation.
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This thought runs through Esther 1:13-17.
Glossary
- Ahasuerus Person
- There are three kings designated by this name in Scripture. (1. ) The father of Darius the Mede, mentioned in Dan. 9:1 . This was probably the Cyaxares I.