when he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the splendor of his excellent majesty for many days, one hundred and eighty days in all.

And when these days were completed, the king made a feast lasting seven days for all the people who were present in [a]Shushan the [b]citadel, from great to small, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace. There were white and blue linen curtains fastened with cords of fine linen and purple on silver rods and marble pillars; and the (A)couches were of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of alabaster, turquoise, and white and black marble.

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 1:5 Or Susa
  2. Esther 1:5 palace

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