JOSIAS = Josiah, king of Judah (1Es 1:1; 1Es 1:7; 1Es 1:18; 1Es 1:21-23; 1Es 1:25; 1Es 1:28-29; 1Es 1:32-34, Bar 1:8); in 1Es 8:36 Josaphias.
Drinks were served in golden vessels of various kinds, and the royal wine was plentiful according to the king's bounty.
"This day the ladies of Persia and Media who have heard of the queen's conduct will speak in the same way to all the king's princes, and there will be plenty of contempt and anger.
This word pleased the king and the princes, and the king did as Memucan proposed. So he sent letters to all the king's provinces, to each province according to its script and to every people according to their language, that every man should be the master in his own house and the one who speaks in the language of his own people.
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