Esther 1:12
1:12 But Queen Vashti refused
to come at the king’s bidding
conveyed through the eunuchs. Then the king became extremely angry, and his rage consumed
him.
Esther 2:1
Esther Becomes Queen in Vashti’s Place
2:1 When these things had been accomplished and the rage of King Ahasuerus had diminished, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what had been decided against her.