'Instructed' in the Bible

According to the king's decree the drinking was not compulsory because the king instructed every steward in his house to serve each individual what he desired.

Esther did not make known her people or heritage because Mordecai had instructed her not to make it known.

Now Esther had not declared her heritage or her people, just as Mordecai had instructed her, for Esther did what Mordecai told her just as she had done when she was raised by him.