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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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the queen: This refusal of Vashti's, to expose herself to the view of such a group of drunken Bacchanalians, was highly praiseworthy, and became the dignity of her rank and the modesty of her sex. refused: Gen 3:16; Eph 5:22, Eph 5:24; Pe1 3:1 by his chamberlains: Heb. which was by the hand of his eunuchs was the king: Pro 19:12, Pro 20:2; Dan 2:12, Dan 3:13, Dan 3:19; Nah 1:6; Rev 6:16, Rev 6:17 burned: Exo 32:19, Exo 32:22; Deu 29:20; Psa 74:1, Psa 79:5 Esther 1:13
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