Thematic Bible: Peculiar customs in

And no man was appointed what he should drink: for the king had commanded all the officers of his house, that everyone should do as it liked him. Verse ConceptsAbstinenceAlcohol ConsumptionUnlimitednessNo Compulsion

And when the appointed time of every damsel came that she should come to the king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months in the decking of the women - for their decking must have so much time, namely six months with Balm and Myrrh, and six months with good spices; so were the women beautified - then went there one damsel unto the king, and whatsoever she required, that must be given her to go with her out of the women's building unto the king's palace.