Esther 1:6-8

Contemporary English Version

⁶ The area was decorated with blue and white cotton curtains tied back with purple linen cords that ran through silver rings fastened to marble columns. Couches of gold and silver rested on pavement that had all kinds of designs made from costly bright-colored stones and marble and mother-of-pearl.

⁷ The guests drank from gold cups, and each cup had a different design. The king was generous ⁸ and said to them, “Drink all you want!” Then he told his servants, “Keep their cups full.”