Esther 2:9 Meaning and Commentary
“And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, …
“And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, …
“So it came to pass, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, …
“And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father …
“Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.”– Esther …
“Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;”– Esther 2:5 …
“And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.”– Esther 2:4 (KJV) “And let the young …
“And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house …
“And the king’s servants that ministered unto him said, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king.”– Esther 2:2 (KJV) “Then the king’s attendants suggested, ‘Let us search …
“After these things, when the wrath of King Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.”– Esther 2:1 (KJV) “But after …
“For he sent letters into all the king’s provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; that every man should bear rule …