Esther 1:8

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Drinking was by ordinance without restraint, for the king had given orders to all the officials of his palace to do as each one desired.

Cross References

Esther 1:7

Drinks were served in golden goblets, goblets of different kinds, and the royal wine was lavished according to the bounty of the king.

Esther 1:9

Furthermore, Queen Vashti gave a banquet for the women in the palace of King Ahasuerus.

Jeremiah 35:8

We have obeyed the charge of our ancestor Jonadab son of Rechab in all that he commanded us, to drink no wine all our days, ourselves, our wives, our sons, or our daughters,

Jeremiah 51:7

Babylon was a golden cup in the Lord’s hand, making all the earth drunken; the nations drank of her wine, and so the nations went mad.

John 2:8

He said to them, “Now draw some out, and take it to the person in charge of the banquet.” So they took it.