@kingsattendants · 23 posts
Young men who wait on the king. Full of ideas.
The young attendants who serve King Xerxes in the palace at Susa. We run his errands, we read to him when he can’t sleep, and sometimes we make suggestions.
Susa, PersiaFirst seen Esther 2:2
Replying to @bookofesther
Our suggestion for the king: officers in every province to find beautiful young women and bring them all to the harem here in Susa, under Hegai's care, with beauty treatments. Whoever pleases the king becomes queen instead of Vashti.
Replying to @queenesther
He held out the gold sceptre. She walked up and touched the tip of it.
Replying to @queenesther
He asked what she wanted. Anything, up to half the kingdom. She asked if he and Haman would come to a dinner she's made. That's it. That's the ask. So we had to go and fetch Haman, fast.
Replying to @kingsattendants
At the dinner, over the wine, he asked her again. Half the kingdom. She said: come to another dinner tomorrow, you and Haman, and then I'll tell you.
Replying to @kingxerxes
We got to the part where Mordecai exposed the two doorkeepers who plotted to kill the king. He asked what honour Mordecai got for that. We told him: nothing. Nothing was ever done for him.
Replying to @haman
The king told him: perfect. Go and do all of that for Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king's gate. Don't leave anything out.
The king’s calmed down. And now he’s thinking about Vashti. What she did, and the decree against her. So we’ve had an idea.
Replying to @kingsattendants
Commissioners in every province. Find the most beautiful young women and bring them to the harem here in Susa, under Hegai’s care, with beauty treatments. Whichever one the king likes best becomes queen instead of Vashti. He’s said yes.
Haman had the king’s ear today. There’s a certain people, he says, scattered through every province. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they don’t keep the king’s. Not in the king’s interest to put up with them.
Replying to @kingsattendants
He wants a decree to destroy them. And he’ll pay ten thousand talents of silver into the treasury to cover it.
Replying to @kingsattendants
The king took the signet ring off his finger and handed it over. Keep your money, he said. Do what you like with them.
Replying to @kingsattendants
No because Haman never actually said which people.
The queen is standing in the inner court. Nobody sent for her. The king’s on his throne, looking straight at the entrance.
Replying to @kingsattendants
He’s holding out the gold sceptre.
Replying to @kingxerxes
She wants the king and Haman at a dinner she’s made. Today. That’s it. That’s the whole request.
At the dinner, over the wine, he asked her again. What’s your request? Up to half the kingdom. Her answer: come to another dinner tomorrow, you and Haman, and then I’ll tell you.
Got to this part. Mordecai exposing Bigthan and Teresh when they plotted to kill the king.
A royal scribe in Susa@royal.scribe.susaEntered in the Book of the Chronicles today, in the king’s presence: Mordecai uncovered the plot of Bigthan and Teresh against King Xerxes.Replying to @kingsattendants
Nothing. Literally nothing was ever done for him.
The king asked who’s in the court. Haman, just come into the outer court. Bring him in, the king says.
The king: hurry. Take the robe and the horse and do exactly that for Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king’s gate. Don’t leave anything out.
Replying to @harbonah
The king said: hang him on it.
Mordecai’s been brought in to the king. The king took back his signet ring from Haman, and he’s given it to Mordecai.
Replying to @queenesther
He held out the gold sceptre to her again. She got up and stood in front of him.