Esther 1:12 meaning and explanation

Queen Vashti, however, refused to come at the king’s command brought by his eunuchs. And the king became furious, and his anger burned within him.

Esther 1:12, Berean Standard Bible

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Queen Vashti is the wife of King Xerxes, and this scene falls during a lavish banquet in Susa where the king has been drinking heavily. He orders her to appear before his guests wearing her royal crown, and she refuses.

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