וַיִּיטַב֙ הַדָּבָ֔ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וְהַשָּׂרִ֑ים וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ כִּדְבַ֥ר מְמוּכָֽן׃
And the word pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan;
Esther Rabbah
“The matter was pleasing in the eyes of the king and the princes, and the king did as Memukhan had said” (Esther 1:21).
He issued the decree and brought in her head on a platter.
He issued the decree and brought in her head on a platter.