Esther 1:3
1:3 in 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.
Esther 1:16
1:16 Memucan then replied to the king and the officials, “The wrong of Queen Vashti is not against the king alone, but against all the officials and all the people who are throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.