Esther 1:7

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Drinks were served in golden containers, all of which differed from one another. Royal wine was available in abundance at the king’s expense.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 10:21 : 21 All of King Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the household items in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest were made of pure gold. There were no silver items, for silver was not considered very valuable in Solomon’s time.
  • 2 Chr 9:20 : 20 All of King Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the household items in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest were made of pure gold. There were no silver items, for silver was not considered very valuable in Solomon’s time.
  • Esth 2:18 : 18 Then the king prepared a large banquet for all his officials and his servants– it was actually Esther’s banquet. He also set aside a holiday for the provinces, and he provided for offerings at the king’s expense.
  • Dan 5:2-4 : 2 While under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar issued an order to bring in the gold and silver vessels– the ones that Nebuchadnezzar his father had confiscated from the temple in Jerusalem– so that the king and his nobles, together with his wives and his concubines, could drink from them. 3 So they brought the gold and silver vessels that had been confiscated from the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his nobles, together with his wives and concubines, drank from them. 4 As they drank wine, they praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Esth 1:8-10
    3 verses
    83%

    8There were no restrictions on the drinking, for the king had instructed all of his supervisors that they should do as everyone so desired.

    9Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in King Ahasuerus’ royal palace.

    10Queen Vashti is Removed from Her Royal Position On the seventh day, as King Ahasuerus was feeling the effects of the wine, he ordered Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who attended him,

  • Dan 5:1-4
    4 verses
    80%

    1Belshazzar Sees Mysterious Handwriting on a Wall King Belshazzar prepared a great banquet for a thousand of his nobles, and he was drinking wine in front of them all.

    2While under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar issued an order to bring in the gold and silver vessels– the ones that Nebuchadnezzar his father had confiscated from the temple in Jerusalem– so that the king and his nobles, together with his wives and his concubines, could drink from them.

    3So they brought the gold and silver vessels that had been confiscated from the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his nobles, together with his wives and concubines, drank from them.

    4As they drank wine, they praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.

  • Esth 1:3-6
    4 verses
    78%

    3in the third year of his reign he provided a banquet for all his officials and his servants. The army of Persia and Media was present, as well as the nobles and the officials of the provinces.

    4He displayed the riches of his royal glory and the splendor of his majestic greatness for a lengthy period of time– a hundred and eighty days, to be exact!

    5When those days were completed, the king then provided a seven-day banquet for all the people who were present in Susa the citadel, for those of highest standing to the most lowly. It was held in the court located in the garden of the royal palace.

    6The furnishings included white linen and blue curtains hung by cords of the finest linen and purple wool on silver rings, alabaster columns, gold and silver couches displayed on a floor made of valuable stones of alabaster, mother-of-pearl, and mineral stone.

  • 1 Kgs 10:21
    75%

    21All of King Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the household items in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest were made of pure gold. There were no silver items, for silver was not considered very valuable in Solomon’s time.

  • Dan 1:5
    75%

    5So the king assigned them a daily ration from his royal delicacies and from the wine he himself drank. They were to be trained for the next three years. At the end of that time they were to enter the king’s service.

  • 2 Chr 9:20
    75%

    20All of King Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the household items in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest were made of pure gold. There were no silver items, for silver was not considered very valuable in Solomon’s time.

  • Ezra 8:25-27
    3 verses
    74%

    25and I weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the vessels intended for the temple of our God– items that the king, his advisers, his officials, and all Israel who were present had contributed.

    26I weighed out to them 650 talents of silver, silver vessels worth 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,

    2720 gold bowls worth 1,000 darics, and two exquisite vessels of gleaming bronze, as valuable as gold.

  • Ezra 1:10
    74%

    1030 gold bowls, 410 other silver bowls, and 1,000 other vessels.

  • 1 Chr 28:17
    73%

    17for the pure gold used for the meat forks, bowls, and jars, for the small gold bowls, including the weight for each bowl, for the small silver bowls, including the weight for each bowl,

  • John 2:8-10
    3 verses
    72%

    8Then he told them,“Now draw some out and take it to the head steward,” and they did.

    9When the head steward tasted the water that had been turned to wine, not knowing where it came from(though the servants who had drawn the water knew), he called the bridegroom

    10and said to him,“Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the cheaper wine when the guests are drunk. You have kept the good wine until now!”

  • Ezra 7:18-20
    3 verses
    72%

    18You may do whatever seems appropriate to you and your colleagues with the rest of the silver and the gold, in keeping with the will of your God.

    19Deliver to the God of Jerusalem the vessels that are given to you for the service of the temple of your God.

    20The rest of the needs for the temple of your God that you may have to supply, you may do so from the royal treasury.

  • Exod 37:16
    72%

    16He made the vessels which were on the table out of pure gold, its plates, its ladles, its pitchers, and its bowls, to be used in pouring out offerings.

  • Prov 31:5-6
    2 verses
    71%

    5lest they drink and forget what is decreed, and remove from all the poor their legal rights.

    6Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those who are bitterly distressed;

  • Jer 52:19
    71%

    19The captain of the royal guard took the gold and silver bowls, censers, basins, pots, lampstands, pans, and vessels.

  • Ezra 7:22
    71%

    22up to 100 talents of silver, 100 cors of wheat, 100 baths of wine, 100 baths of olive oil, and unlimited salt.

  • Ezra 1:6-7
    2 verses
    71%

    6All their neighbors assisted them with silver utensils, gold, equipment, animals, and expensive gifts, not to mention all the voluntary offerings.

    7Then King Cyrus brought out the vessels of the LORD’s temple which Nebuchadnezzar had brought from Jerusalem and had displayed in the temple of his gods.

  • Jer 35:5
    71%

    5Then I set cups and pitchers full of wine in front of the members of the Rechabite community and said to them,“Have some wine.”

  • Gen 43:34
    71%

    34He gave them portions of the food set before him, but the portion for Benjamin was five times greater than the portions for any of the others. They drank with Joseph until they all became drunk.

  • Ezra 7:15-16
    2 verses
    70%

    15and to bring silver and gold which the king and his advisers have freely contributed to the God of Israel, who resides in Jerusalem,

    16along with all the silver and gold that you may collect throughout all the province of Babylon and the contributions of the people and the priests for the temple of their God which is in Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chr 28:14
    70%

    14He gave him the prescribed weight for all the gold items to be used in various types of service in the LORD’s temple, for all the silver items to be used in various types of service,

  • Dan 1:13
    70%

    13Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who are eating the royal delicacies; deal with us in light of what you see.”

  • Esth 2:18
    70%

    18Then the king prepared a large banquet for all his officials and his servants– it was actually Esther’s banquet. He also set aside a holiday for the provinces, and he provided for offerings at the king’s expense.

  • Dan 1:16
    70%

    16So the warden removed the delicacies and the wine from their diet and gave them a diet of vegetables instead.

  • 2 Kgs 25:14-15
    2 verses
    69%

    14They also took the pots, shovels, trimming shears, pans, and all the bronze utensils used by the priests.

    15The captain of the royal guard took the golden and silver censers and basins.

  • Esth 1:13-14
    2 verses
    69%

    13The king then inquired of the wise men who were discerners of the times– for it was the royal custom to confer with all those who were proficient in laws and legalities.

    14Those who were closest to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan. These men were the seven officials of Persia and Media who saw the king on a regular basis and had the most prominent offices in the kingdom.

  • Neh 5:18
    69%

    18Every day one ox, six select sheep, and some birds were prepared for me, and every ten days all kinds of wine in abundance. Despite all this I did not require the food allotted to the governor, for the work was demanding on this people.

  • Hos 7:5
    69%

    5At the celebration of their king, his princes become inflamed with wine; they conspire with evildoers.

  • Exod 37:24
    69%

    24He made the lampstand and all its accessories with seventy-five pounds of pure gold.

  • 1 Kgs 7:47
    68%

    47Solomon left all these items unweighed; there were so many of them they did not weigh the bronze.

  • Amos 6:6
    68%

    6They drink wine from sacrificial bowls, and pour the very best oils on themselves. Yet they are not concerned over the ruin of Joseph.