Esther 1:6-10

6There were curtains of fine white and violet linen held by cords of fine purple linen on silver rings and marble columns, and 1couches of gold and silver on a mosaic floor of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and mineral stones. 7Drinks were served in golden vessels of various kinds, and the royal wine was plentiful 2in proportion to the king’s 3bounty. 8But the drinking was done according to the royal law; there was no compulsion, for so the king had given orders to each official of his household, that he was to do as each person pleased. 9Queen Vashti also held a banquet for the women in the 4palace which belonged to King Ahasuerus.

10On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was 5cheerful with wine, he ordered Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus,