Esther 2:12 Meaning and Commentary
“Now when every maid’s turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months according to the manner of the women, for so were …
“Now when every maid’s turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months according to the manner of the women, for so were …
“And Esther had not yet shewed her kindred nor her people; for Mordecai had charged her that she should not shew it.”– Esther 2:11 (KJV) “Esther had not revealed her …
“Esther had not revealed her people nor her kindred; for Mordecai had charged her that she should not tell it.”– Esther 2:10 (KJV) “Esther had not revealed her nationality and …
“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 …