In the third year of his reign, he gave a banquet for all his nobles and officials. He invited all the military officers of Persia and Media as well as the princes and nobles of the provinces.

在位第三年，为他一切首领臣仆设摆筵席，有波斯和玛代的权贵，就是各省的贵胄与首领，在他面前。

他在位第三年，为所有官员和臣仆摆设宴席，有波斯和玛代的权贵，各省的贵族与领袖在他面前。

他在位第三年，为所有官员和臣仆摆设宴席，有波斯和玛代的权贵，各省的贵族与领袖在他面前。

他在执政第三年大宴群臣，波斯和玛代的将领、各省的贵族和大臣都在场。

他执政第三年，曾为众领袖和臣仆摆设筵席；波斯和玛代的权贵，以及各省的贵族和领袖都在他面前。

他作王的第三年，为所有的首领和臣仆摆设宴席；波斯和米底亚的将领们、贵族、各省的首领都在他面前。

在位第三年，為他一切首領臣僕設擺筵席，有波斯和米底亞的權貴，就是各省的貴冑與首領，在他面前。

他在位第三年，為所有官員和臣僕擺設宴席，有波斯和瑪代的權貴，各省的貴族與領袖在他面前。

他在位第三年，為所有官員和臣僕擺設宴席，有波斯和瑪代的權貴，各省的貴族與領袖在他面前。

他在執政第三年大宴群臣，波斯和瑪代的將領、各省的貴族和大臣都在場。

他執政第三年，曾為眾領袖和臣僕擺設筵席；波斯和瑪代的權貴，以及各省的貴族和領袖都在他面前。

他執政第三年、曾為他的眾官長和臣僕擺設了筵席；有波斯和瑪代的權貴各省最顯達的人和官長、在他面前；

他作王的第三年，為所有的首領和臣僕擺設宴席；波斯和米底亞的將領們、貴族、各省的首領都在他面前。

三年、宴諸牧伯、臣僕、各州之顯者、及方伯、即波斯瑪代之權貴、咸在其前、

三年宴諸伯臣工、巴西米太將帥、州牧、方伯、

在位之三年、為諸牧伯及臣僕設宴、巴西瑪代之將帥、與各州之顯者及方伯、咸在其前、

and in the third year of his reign he gave a banquet for all his nobles and officials. The military leaders of Persia and Media, the princes, and the nobles of the provinces were present.

In the third year of his rule King Xerxes gave a feast. It was for all his nobles and officials. The military leaders of Persia and Media were there. So were the princes and the nobles of the territories he ruled over.

in the third year of his reign he gave a feast for all his officials and servants. The army of Persia and Media and the nobles and governors of the provinces were before him,

He held a feast in the third year of his reign for all his officials and staff, the army of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the officials from the provinces.

in the third year of his reign he held a banquet for all his officials and attendants, the army officers of Persia and Media, the nobles and the officials of his provinces, in his presence.

that in the third year of his reign he made a feast for all his officials and servants— the powers of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the princes of the provinces being before him—

in the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him;

He held a feast in the third year of his reign for all his officials and staff, the army of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the officials from the provinces.

In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces,[ being] before him:

in the third year of his reign he provided a banquet for all his officials and his servants. The army of Persia and Media was present, as well as the nobles and the officials of the provinces.

in the third year of his reign, he made a feast for all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him.

Herodias’s chance finally came on Herod’s birthday. He gave a party for his high government officials, army officers, and the leading citizens of Galilee.

To celebrate the occasion, he gave a great banquet in Esther’s honor for all his nobles and officials, declaring a public holiday for the provinces and giving generous gifts to everyone.

Many years later King Belshazzar gave a great feast for 1,000 of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.

Then Solomon woke up and realized it had been a dream. He returned to Jerusalem and stood before the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant, where he sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then he invited all his officials to a great banquet.

I see a terrifying vision: I see the betrayer betraying, the destroyer destroying. Go ahead, you Elamites and Medes, attack and lay siege. I will make an end to all the groaning Babylon caused.

Pharaoh’s birthday came three days later, and he prepared a banquet for all his officials and staff. He summoned his chief cup bearer and chief baker to join the other officials.

Sharpen the arrows! Lift up the shields! For the Lord has inspired the kings of the Medes to march against Babylon and destroy her. This is his vengeance against those who desecrated his Temple.

Darius the Mede decided to divide the kingdom into 120 provinces, and he appointed a high officer to rule over each province.

Parsin means‘ divided’— your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”

Then he sent messages to the high officers, officials, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the provincial officials to come to the dedication of the statue he had set up.So all these officials came and stood before the statue King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

The names of these men were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan— seven nobles of Persia and Media. They met with the king regularly and held the highest positions in the empire.

The two horned ram represents the kings of Media and Persia.

So the administrators and high officers went to the king and said,“ Long live King Darius!We are all in agreement— we administrators, officials, high officers, advisers, and governors— that the king should make a law that will be strictly enforced. Give orders that for the next thirty days any person who prays to anyone, divine or human— except to you, Your Majesty— will be thrown into the den of lions.

“ This is what King Cyrus of Persia says:“ The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has appointed me to build him a Temple at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.