6 Hangings of white and blue linen were fastened with cords of fine white and purple material to silver rings on the marble pillars. Gold and silver couches were arranged on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other costly stones. 7 Beverages were served in an array of goblets of gold, each with a different design, and the royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty. 8 By order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired.
Esther 1:6–8
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Greek Esther 1:6–8
6 which was adorned with fine linen and flax on cords of fine linen and purple, fastened to golden and silver studs on pillars of white marble and stone. There were golden and silver couches on a pavement of emerald stone, and of mother-of-pearl, and of white m… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 11:57–59
57 The young Antiochus wrote to Jonathan, saying, “I confirm to you the high priesthood, and appoint you over the four districts, and to be one of the king’s friends.” (WEB) 58 He sent to him golden vessels and furniture for the table, and gave him permission to drink in… (WEB) 59 … (WEB)
Daniel 5:2–4
2 Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.
Greek Daniel 5:2–4
2 Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded that the golden and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem be brought to him, that the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines, might drink fro… (WEB)
1 Esdras 3:5–7
5 “Let every one of us state what one thing is strongest. King Darius will give him whose statement seems wiser than the others great gifts and great honors in token of victory. (WEB) 6 He shall be clothed in purple, drink from gold cups, sleep on a gold bed, and have a… (WEB)
Testament of Judah 3:5–7
5 And he was unwilling but he showed me a boundless store of gold in his daughter's behalf; for be was a king. (T12) 6 And he adorned her with gold and pearls, and caused her to pour out wine for us at the feast with the beauty of women. (T12) 7 And the wine turned aside my eyes… (T12)
1 Kings 10:4–6
4 When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built, 5 the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took… 6 …
2 Chronicles 9:3–5
3 When the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built, 4 the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her… 5 …
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