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href="/niv/esther/1.htm">New International Version</a> On the seventh day, when King Xerxes was in high spirits from wine, he commanded the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar and Karkas— <a href="/nlt/esther/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> On the seventh day of the feast, when King Xerxes was in high spirits because of the wine, he told the seven eunuchs who attended him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas— <a href="/esv/esther/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha and Abagtha, Zethar and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus, <a href="/bsb/esther/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> On the seventh day, when the king’s heart was merry with wine, he ordered the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas— <a href="/kjv/esther/1.htm">King James Bible</a> On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king, <a href="/nkjv/esther/1.htm">New King James Version</a> On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus, <a href="/nasb_/esther/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was cheerful with wine, he ordered Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus, <a href="/nasb/esther/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus, <a href="/nasb77/esther/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus, <a href="/lsb/esther/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he said for Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who attended to the presence of King Ahasuerus, <a href="/amp/esther/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> On the seventh day, when the king’s heart was joyful with wine (in high spirits), he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus [as his attendants], <a href="/csb/esther/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> On the seventh day, when the king was feeling good from the wine, Ahasuerus commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas—the seven eunuchs who personally served him— <a href="/hcsb/esther/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> On the seventh day, when the king was feeling good from the wine, Ahasuerus commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who personally served him, <a href="/asv/esther/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> On the seventh day, when the heart of the king wasmerry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that ministered in the presence of Ahasuerus the king, <a href="/cev/esther/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> By the seventh day, King Xerxes was feeling happy because of so much wine. And he asked his seven personal servants, Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas, <a href="/erv/esther/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that ministered in the presence of Ahasuerus the king, <a href="/gwt/esther/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> On the seventh day when the king was drunk on wine, he ordered Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who served under King Xerxes, <a href="/gnt/esther/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> On the seventh day of his banquet the king was drinking and feeling happy, so he called in the seven eunuchs who were his personal servants, Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas. <a href="/isv/esther/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> A week later, when the king was under the influence of all that wine, he ordered Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who served King Ahasuerus, <a href="/msb/esther/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> On the seventh day, when the king’s heart was merry with wine, he ordered the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas— <a href="/net/esther/1.htm">NET Bible</a> On the seventh day, as King Ahasuerus was feeling the effects of the wine, he ordered Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who attended him, <a href="/nheb/esther/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcass, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of Achshayarsh the king, <a href="/wbt/esther/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king, <a href="/web/esther/1.htm">World English Bible</a> On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcass, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/esther/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> On the seventh day, as the heart of the king is glad with wine, he has commanded to Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who are ministering in the presence of King Ahasuerus, <a href="/ylt/esther/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> On the seventh day, as the heart of the king is glad with wine, he hath said to Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who are ministering in the presence of the king Ahasuerus, <a href="/slt/esther/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> In the seventh day, as the heart of the king being good with wine, he said to Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs serving the face of king Ahasuerus,<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/esther/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Now on the seventh day, when the king was merry, and after very much drinking was well warmed with wine, he commanded Mauman, and Bazatha, and Harbona, and Bagatha, and Abgatha, and Zethar, and Charcas, the seven eunuchs that served in his presence, <a href="/cpdv/esther/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> <V 3:10>And so, on the seventh day, when the king was more cheerful, and, after excessive drinking, had become warmed with wine, he ordered Mehuman, and Biztha, and Harbona, and Bigtha, and Abagtha, and Zethar, and Charkas, seven eunuchs who served in his presence, <a href="/nabre/esther/1.htm">New American Bible</a> On the seventh day, when the king was merry with wine, he instructed Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who attended King Ahasuerus, <a href="/nrsvce/esther/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> On the seventh day, when the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha and Abagtha, Zethar and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who attended him,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/esther/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded the eunuchs, Biztha, Rahbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Terash, Zethar, and Carcash, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of Akhshirash the king, <a href="/hpbt/esther/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And in the seventh day, when the heart of the King was merry with wine, he said to the Eunuchs, to Beztha and to Rakhbuna and to Bagtha and to Agbutha and to Tarash and to Zethar and to Berkash, seven Eunuchs who serve before King Akhashiresh<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/esther/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Bizzetha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that ministered in the presence of Ahasuerus the king, <a href="/sep/esther/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Now on the seventh day the king, being merry, told Aman, and Bazan, and Tharrha, and Barazi, and Zatholtha, and Abataza, and Tharaba, the seven chamberlains, servants of king Artaxerxes, <a href="/parallel/esther/1-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TRosJDhNG-8?start=100" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/esther/1.htm">Queen Vashti's Refusal</a> 9Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes. 10<a href="/hebrew/7637.htm" title="7637: haš·šə·ḇî·‘î (Art:: Number-oms) -- Seventh (an ord. number). Or shbi iy; ordinal from shib'iym. seventh.">On the seventh</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">when the king’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lêḇ- (N-msc) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/2895.htm" title="2895: kə·ṭō·wḇ (Prep-k:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To be pleasing or good. A primitive root, to be good in the widest sense.">was merry</a> <a href="/hebrew/3196.htm" title="3196: bay·yā·yin (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Wine. From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine; by implication, intoxication.">with wine,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">he ordered</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: šiḇ·‘aṯ (Number-msc) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">the seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/5631.htm" title="5631: has·sā·rî·sîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Eunuch. Or caric; from an unused root meaning to castrate; a eunuch; by implication, valet, and thus, a minister of state.">eunuchs</a> <a href="/hebrew/8334.htm" title="8334: ham·šā·rə·ṯîm (Art:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-mp) -- To minister, serve. A primitive root; to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to.">who served</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê (N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king."></a> <a href="/hebrew/325.htm" title="325: ’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš (N-proper-ms) -- King of Persia. Or pachashrosh; of Persian origin; Achashverosh, the title of a Persian king.">him—</a> <a href="/hebrew/4104.htm" title="4104: lim·hū·mān (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- A eunuch of Ahasuerus. Of Persian origin; Mehuman, a eunuch of Xerxes.">Mehuman,</a> <a href="/hebrew/968.htm" title="968: biz·zə·ṯā (N-proper-ms) -- A eunuch of Ahasuerus. Of Persian origin; Biztha, a eunuch of Xerxes.">Biztha,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2726.htm" title="2726: ḥar·ḇō·w·nā (N-proper-ms) -- Eunuch of Ahasuerus. Or Charbownah; of Persian origin; Charbona or Charbonah, a eunuch of Xerxes.">Harbona,</a> <a href="/hebrew/903.htm" title="903: biḡ·ṯā (N-proper-ms) -- A eunuch of Ahasuerus. Of Persian derivation; Bigtha, a eunuch of Xerxes.">Bigtha,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5.htm" title="5: wa·’ă·ḇaḡ·ṯā (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- A eunuch of Ahasuerus. Of foreign origin; Abagtha, a eunuch of Xerxes.">Abagtha,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2242.htm" title="2242: zê·ṯar (N-proper-ms) -- A eunuch of Ahasuerus. Of Persian origin; Zethar, a eunuch of Xerxes.">Zethar,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3752.htm" title="3752: wə·ḵar·kas (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- A eunuch of Ahasuerus. Of Persian origin; Karkas, a eunuch of Xerxes.">and Carkas—</a> 11to bring Queen Vashti before him, wearing her royal crown, to display her beauty to the people and officials. For she was beautiful to behold.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/daniel/5-1.htm">Daniel 5:1-4</a> Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them. / 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. / Thus they brought in the gold vessels that had been taken from the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king drank from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines. ... <a href="/proverbs/20-1.htm">Proverbs 20:1</a> Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise. <a href="/ephesians/5-18.htm">Ephesians 5:18</a> Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. <a href="/proverbs/31-4.htm">Proverbs 31:4-5</a> It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink, / lest they drink and forget what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice. <a href="/isaiah/5-11.htm">Isaiah 5:11-12</a> Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine. / At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands. <a href="/1_peter/4-3.htm">1 Peter 4:3</a> For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry. <a href="/1_samuel/25-36.htm">1 Samuel 25:36-37</a> When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light. / In the morning when Nabal was sober, his wife told him about these events, and his heart failed within him, and he became like a stone. <a href="/galatians/5-21.htm">Galatians 5:21</a> and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-17.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:17</a> Blessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes feast at the proper time—for strength and not for drunkenness. <a href="/romans/13-13.htm">Romans 13:13</a> Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. <a href="/isaiah/28-7.htm">Isaiah 28:7</a> These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments. <a href="/1_corinthians/5-11.htm">1 Corinthians 5:11</a> But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat. <a href="/habakkuk/2-15.htm">Habakkuk 2:15</a> Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin until they are drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness! <a href="/luke/21-34.htm">Luke 21:34</a> But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-10.htm">1 Corinthians 6:10</a> nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,the heart.<a href="/genesis/43-34.htm">Genesis 43:34</a> And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.<a href="/judges/16-25.htm">Judges 16:25</a> And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars.<a href="/1_samuel/25-36.htm">1 Samuel 25:36,37</a> And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light… Harbona.<a href="/esther/7-9.htm">Esther 7:9</a> And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.Harbonah.<a href="/daniel/1-3.htm">Daniel 1:3-5,18,19</a> And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes; … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/1-9.htm">Ahasuerus</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-37.htm">Carcass</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-15.htm">Chamberlains</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-22.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-15.htm">Eunuchs</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-8.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-10.htm">Merry</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-8.htm">Ministered</a> <a href="/esther/1-3.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/esther/1-7.htm">Served</a> <a href="/esther/1-5.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-31.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/esther/1-8.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/esther/1-15.htm">Ahasuerus</a> <a href="/psalms/89-10.htm">Carcass</a> <a href="/esther/1-12.htm">Chamberlains</a> <a href="/esther/1-17.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/esther/1-12.htm">Eunuchs</a> <a href="/esther/1-12.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/job/21-12.htm">Merry</a> <a href="/esther/2-2.htm">Ministered</a> <a href="/esther/1-14.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/esther/2-2.htm">Served</a> <a href="/esther/1-14.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/esther/2-16.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/esther/3-15.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Esther 1</div>1. <a href="/esther/1-1.htm">Xerxes makes royal feasts.</a> 10. <a href="/esther/1-10.htm">Vashti, sent for, refuses to come.</a> 13. <a href="/esther/1-13.htm">Xerxes, by the counsel of Memucan, puts away Vashti, and decrees men's sovereignty.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/esther/1.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>On the seventh day The phrase "On the seventh day" indicates the culmination of a week-long feast. In the Hebrew context, the number seven often symbolizes completeness or perfection, reflecting the fullness of the king's celebration. This day marks a significant moment in the narrative, as it sets the stage for the events that follow. The seventh day also echoes the Sabbath, a day of rest and reflection, though here it is a day of revelry.when the heart of the king was merry with wine This phrase highlights the state of King Ahasuerus' heart, influenced by wine. In Hebrew culture, wine is often associated with joy and celebration, but also with a lack of restraint. The king's merriment suggests a loss of inhibition, which can lead to unwise decisions. This sets a cautionary tone, reminding readers of the potential pitfalls of indulgence and the importance of maintaining wisdom and discernment.he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas The naming of these seven eunuchs is significant. In ancient Persian culture, eunuchs were trusted officials who served in close proximity to the king. Their mention by name underscores their importance and the trust the king placed in them. Each name reflects the diverse and multicultural nature of the Persian Empire, which was vast and included many peoples and languages. This diversity is a backdrop to the account of Esther, a Jewish woman in a foreign court.the seven eunuchs who attended him The number seven again appears, reinforcing the idea of completeness. These eunuchs were not merely servants but were key figures in the administration of the king's court. Their role was to carry out the king's commands, highlighting the structured hierarchy and the absolute authority of the king. This context sets the stage for the unfolding drama, where the king's command leads to a pivotal moment in the narrative. The eunuchs' presence also foreshadows the critical roles that individuals will play in the deliverance of God's people, emphasizing the theme of divine providence working through human agents.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/esther/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) Was merry with wine.--The habit of the Persians to indulge in wine to excess may be inferred from <a href="/esther/1-8.htm" title="And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.">Esther 1:8</a>.Chamberlains.--Literally, eunuchs. The names of the men, whatever they may be, are apparently not Persian. The enumeration of all the seven names is suggestive of personal knowledge on the part of the writer.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/esther/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 10. - When the heart of the king was merry with wine. We are told that once a year, at the feast of Mithra, the king of Persia was bound to intoxicate himself (Duris, Fr. 13). At other times he did as he pleased, but probably generally drank reason was somewhat obscured. Mehuman, etc. Persian etymologies have been given for most of these names, but they are all more or less uncertain; and as eunuchs were often foreigners, mutilated for the Persian market (Herod., 3:93; 8:105), who bore foreign names, like the Hermotimus of Herodotus (8:104-106), it is quite possible that Persian etymologies may here be out of place. Bigtha, however, if it be regarded as a shortened form of Bigthan (<a href="/esther/2-21.htm">Esther 2:21</a>) or Bigthana (ch. 6.), would seem to be Persian, being equivalent to Bagadana ( = Theodorus), "the gift of God." Chamberlains. Really, as in the margin, "eunuchs." The influence of eunuchs at the Persian court was great from the time of Xerxes. Ctesias makes them of importance even from the time of Cyrus ('Exc. Pera,' § 5, 9). <a href="/commentaries/esther/1-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>On the seventh הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י (haš·šə·ḇî·‘î) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7637.htm">Strong's 7637: </a> Seventh (an ordinal number) day, בַּיּוֹם֙ (bay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day when the king's הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king heart לֵב־ (lêḇ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre was merry כְּט֥וֹב (kə·ṭō·wḇ) Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> Pleasant, agreeable, good with wine, בַּיָּ֑יִן (bay·yā·yin) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3196.htm">Strong's 3196: </a> Wine, intoxication he ordered אָמַ֡ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say the seven שִׁבְעַת֙ (šiḇ·‘aṯ) Number - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number eunuchs הַסָּ֣רִיסִ֔ים (has·sā·rî·sîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5631.htm">Strong's 5631: </a> A eunuch, valet, a minister of state who served הַמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔ים (ham·šā·rə·ṯîm) Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8334.htm">Strong's 8334: </a> To attend as a, menial, worshipper, to contribute to him— אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃ (’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_325.htm">Strong's 325: </a> Ahasuerus -- king of Persia Mehuman, לִ֠מְהוּמָן (lim·hū·mān) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4104.htm">Strong's 4104: </a> Mehuman -- a eunuch of Ahasuerus Biztha, בִּזְּתָ֨א (biz·zə·ṯā) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_968.htm">Strong's 968: </a> Biztha -- a eunuch of Ahasuerus Harbona, חַרְבוֹנָ֜א (ḥar·ḇō·w·nā) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2726.htm">Strong's 2726: </a> Charbona -- Charbonah Bigtha, בִּגְתָ֤א (biḡ·ṯā) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_903.htm">Strong's 903: </a> Bigtha -- a eunuch of Ahasuerus Abagtha, וַאֲבַגְתָא֙ (wa·’ă·ḇaḡ·ṯā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5.htm">Strong's 5: </a> Abagtha -- a eunuch of Ahasuerus Zethar, זֵתַ֣ר (zê·ṯar) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2242.htm">Strong's 2242: </a> Zethar -- a eunuch of Ahasuerus and Carkas— וְכַרְכַּ֔ס (wə·ḵar·kas) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3752.htm">Strong's 3752: </a> Carkas -- a eunuch of Ahasuerus <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/esther/1-10.htm">Esther 1:10 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/esther/1-10.htm">Esther 1:10 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/esther/1-10.htm">Esther 1:10 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/esther/1-10.htm">Esther 1:10 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/esther/1-10.htm">Esther 1:10 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/esther/1-10.htm">Esther 1:10 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/esther/1-10.htm">Esther 1:10 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/esther/1-10.htm">Esther 1:10 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/esther/1-10.htm">Esther 1:10 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/esther/1-10.htm">Esther 1:10 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/esther/1-10.htm">OT History: Esther 1:10 On the seventh day when the heart (Est Esth. 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