the queen: This refusal of Vashti's, to expose herself to the view of such a group of drunken Bacchanalians, was highly praiseworthy, and became the dignity of her rank and the modesty of her sex.
refused: Gen 3:16; Eph 5:22, Eph 5:24; 1Pe 3:1
by his chamberlains: Heb. which was by the hand of his eunuchs
was the king: Pro 19:12, Pro 20:2; Dan 2:12, Dan 3:13, Dan 3:19; Nah 1:6; Rev 6:16-17