But Vashti the queen refused to come at the king’s command which was by the hand of his eunuchs. And the king was very angry, and his fury burned within him.
And the king returned out of the garden to the place of the banquet of wine. And Haman was falling on the couch on which Esther lay. And the king said, Will he also ravish the queen with me in the house? The word went from the king’s mouth, and they covered Haman’s face.
And for the majesty that He gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. He killed whom he desired, and whom he desired he kept alive. And whom he desired, he exalted; and whom he desired, he humbled.
And the king commanded, and they brought those men who had eaten the piece of Daniel. And they threw them into the lions’ den, them, their sons and their wives. And the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones before they reached to the bottom of the den.
And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples as dew from Jehovah, as showers on a blade of grass, which does not wait for man, and not delay for the sons of men.