Esther 1:16 meaning and explanation
And in the presence of the king and his princes, Memucan replied, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king, but all the princes and the peoples in all the provinces of King Xerxes.
Esther 1:16, Berean Standard Bible
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Memucan, one of seven princes with personal access to Xerxes, answers the king's legal question about Vashti's refusal. He is speaking at a royal council in Susa, and he widens the charge: Vashti's refusal was not a private offense against her husband but, in his view, a public wrong against every official and province, because her example could spread.
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