Thematic Bible: Peculiar customs in

There were no restrictions on the drinking, for the king had instructed all of his supervisors that they should do as everyone so desired. Verse ConceptsAbstinenceAlcohol ConsumptionUnlimitednessNo Compulsion

At the end of the twelve months that were required for the women, when the turn of each young woman arrived to go to King Ahasuerus -- for in this way they had to fulfill their time of cosmetic treatment: six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with perfume and various ointments used by women -- the woman would go to the king in the following way: Whatever she asked for would be provided for her to take with her from the harem to the royal palace.