 He could see there was a quiet, simple, peaceful faith in Esther, of course, which she had received from Mordecai. So the king loved Esther. And so the king then made a great feast on the day in which he would announce and crown her queen of Persia, verse 18. Then the king made a great feast, the feast of Esther. Now we know from history the Persians loved feasts. They also loved drinking.