On that day did king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Drink. Wine was only used at great feasts, Ecclesiasticus xxxi. 17. Water was served up first, from the river Choaspes only. The king and his eldest son were allowed to drink of "the golden waters "of which they alone had 70 fountains. (Athen. xii. 2.)
Their wine was brought from Chelbon, near Damascus. (Ibid. i. 22.) (Ezechiel xxvii. 18.) (Calmet)
