Person Old Testament
Vashti
Vashti, queen of Persia, was deposed by King Ahasuerus for disobeying his command. Mentioned in 10 verses across 1 book, first at Esther 1:9.
Why it matters. Queen of Persia, deposed by King Ahasuerus (Xerxes)
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Vashti
Vashti was the queen of Persia and the wife of King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I). She is introduced in the book of Esther during a great feast the king held for his officials and servants. On the seventh day of the feast, when the king was drunk, he commanded Vashti to appear before him and his guests wearing her royal crown, to display her beauty. However, Vashti refused to come at the king's command, which greatly angered him. After consulting with his wise men, the king decided to remove Vashti as queen and give her royal position to another. This decision led to the selection of Esther as the new queen, setting the stage for her role in saving the Jewish people from Haman's plot. Vashti's refusal to appear before the king and her subsequent removal from her position is a key event in the early part of the book of Esther.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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- ArtaxerxesDarius
Appears in Scripture
Named in 10 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.