13 Then the king said to the wise men who understood the times -for it was the custom of the king so to speak before all who knew law and justice 14 and were close to him: Carshena , Shethar , Admatha , Tarshish , Meres , Marsena and Memucan , the seven princes of Persia and Media who [1]had access to the king's presence and sat in the first place in the kingdom - 15 "According to law , what is to be done with Queen Vashti , because e she did not [2]obey the command of King Ahasuerus delivered by the eunuchs ?" 16 In the presence of the king and the princes , Memucan said , "Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king but also all the princes and all the peoples who are in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Esther 1:13-16
Commentary on Esther 1:10-22
(Read Esther 1:10-22)
Ahasuerus's feast ended in heaviness, by his own folly. Seasons of peculiar festivity often end in vexation. Superiors should be careful not to command what may reasonably be disobeyed. But when wine is in, men's reason departs from them. He that had rule over 127 provinces, had no rule over his own spirit. But whether the passion or the policy of the king was served by this decree, God's providence made way for Esther to the crown, and defeated Haman's wicked project, even before it had entered into his heart, and he arrived at his power. Let us rejoice that the Lord reigns, and will overrule the madness or folly of mankind to promote his own glory, and the safety and happiness of his people.