in the thirdyearof his reignhe gavea banquetfor allhis princesand attendants,the army[officers] of Persiaand Media,the noblesand the princesof his provincesbeing in his presence.
Thus it cameabout on the thirdday,[which was] Pharaoh'sbirthday,that he madea feastfor allhis servants;and he liftedup the headof the chiefcupbearerand the headof the chiefbakeramonghis servants.
Then Solomonawoke,and behold,it was a dream.And he cameto Jerusalemand stoodbeforethe arkof the covenantof the Lord,and offeredburntofferingsand madepeaceofferings,and madea feastfor allhis servants.
"ThussaysCyruskingof Persia,'The LORD,the Godof heaven,has givenme allthe kingdomsof the earthand He has appointedme to buildHim a housein Jerusalem,whichis in Judah.
and were closeto him: Carshena,Shethar,Admatha,Tarshish,Meres,Marsenaand Memucan,the sevenprincesof Persiaand Mediawho had accessto the king'spresenceand satin the firstplace in the kingdom--
And he displayedthe richesof his royalgloryand the splendorof his greatmajestyfor manydays,180days.
Then the kinggavea greatbanquet,Esther'sbanquet,for allhis princesand his servants;he also madea holidayfor the provincesand gavegiftsaccording to the king'sbounty.
In the firstmonth,whichis the monthNisan,in the twelfthyearof KingAhasuerus,Pur,that is the lot,was castbeforeHamanfrom dayto dayand from month[to month], until the twelfthmonth,that is the monthAdar.
A harshvisionhas been shownto me; The treacherousone [still] dealstreacherously,and the destroyer[still] destroys.Goup, Elam,laysiege,Media;I have madean endof allthe groaningshe has caused.
Sharpenthe arrows,fillthe quivers!The LORDhas arousedthe spiritof the kingsof the Medes,BecauseHis purposeis againstBabylonto destroyit; For it is the vengeanceof the LORD,vengeancefor His temple.
Belshazzarthe kinghelda greatfeastfor a thousandof his nobles,and he was drinkingwinein the presenceof the thousand.
"'PERES--your kingdomhas beendividedand givenover to the Medesand Persians."
It seemedgoodto Dariusto appoint120satrapsoverthe kingdom,that they would be in charge of the wholekingdom,
"The ramwhichyou sawwith the two hornsrepresents the kingsof Mediaand Persia.
A strategicdaycamewhenHerodon his birthdaygavea banquetfor his lordsand military commandersand the leading menof Galilee;
