Esther 1:8

The drinking was carried on in accordance with the law; no one was compelled [to drink], for the king had directed each official of his household to comply with each guest’s wishes.

Jeremiah 35:8

We have obeyed the words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us, in all our days we have never drunk wine, nor have our wives, our sons, or our daughters,

Jeremiah 51:7


Babylon has been a golden cup in the Lord’s hand,
Intoxicating all the earth.
The nations drank her wine;
Therefore the nations have gone mad.

Habakkuk 2:15-16


“Woe (judgment is coming) to you who make your neighbors drink,
Who mix in your venom to make them drunk
So that you may look at their nakedness!

John 2:8

Then He said to them, “Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter [of the banquet].” So they took it to him.

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Summary

And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.

None did compel

The officers

Bible References

None did compel

Habakkuk 2:15

“Woe (judgment is coming) to you who make your neighbors drink,
Who mix in your venom to make them drunk
So that you may look at their nakedness!

The officers

John 2:8
Then He said to them, “Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter [of the banquet].” So they took it to him.