Esther 1:18
“Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king’s princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.”
KJV
Read in Esther 1Meaning
The argument intensifies by presenting the feared social consequences as immediate and widespread. The narrative exposes how anxiety among rulers can escalate when advisers reinforce rather than restrain it.