Esther 2:8 Meaning and Commentary
“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, …
“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 …
“And the king’s hearers said, ‘And the king’s commandments are law and must be observed in accordance with the royal decree.’ “– Esther 1:21 (KJV) “The king and his nobles …