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After
these
things
, when the wrath
of king Ahasuerus
was
pacified
, he remembered Vashti ,
and what she had done, and what was
decreed against her.
Some
time
later
, when the anger
of King Xerxes
had
subsided
, he remembered Vashti and what she had done, and what had
been
decreed against her.
Then said
the king's
servants
that
ministered
unto
him
, Let there
be fair
young virgins sought
for the king :
Then the king’s
attendants
proposed
, “
Let a
search
be made
for
beautiful
young virgins for the king ,
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
of the
women,
unto
the custody
of Hegai the
king's
chamberlain
, keeper
of the women ;
and let their
things
for
purification
be given them;
and let the king appoint commissioners
in each
province
of his kingdom to
assemble
all the beautiful
young women
into
the harem
at
the citadel
of Susa.
Let
them
be
placed
under
the care
of Hegai, the
king’s
eunuch
in
charge
of the women ,
and let them
be given beauty
treatments.
and
let the maiden
that
pleaseth
the king be
queen instead
of Vashti. And
the
thing
pleased the king ;
and he did
so
.
Then
let the young
woman
who
pleases
the king become
queen in
place
of Vashti. ”
This
suggestion
pleased the king ,
and he acted
accordingly
.
There was a certain
Jew
in
Shushan
the palace,
whose
name
was
Mordecai ,
the
son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish ,
a
Benjamite,
Now
there was at
the
citadel
of
Susa
a Jewish
man
from
the tribe
of
Benjamin
named
Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish .
who
had been carried away
from Jerusalem with
the
captives
that
had
been
carried
away
with Jeconiah king of Judah ,
whom
Nebuchadnezzar
the
king
of
Babylon
had
carried
away
.
He
had been carried into
exile
from Jerusalem by
Nebuchadnezzar
king
of
Babylon
among
those
taken
captive
with Jeconiah king of Judah.
And he
brought up Hadassah ,
that is, Esther, his
uncle's
daughter :
for
she had
neither
father nor
mother ,
and
the maiden
was fair
and beautiful;
and when her father and mother were
dead
, Mordecai took
her for
his own daughter.
And Mordecai
had
brought up Hadassah (
that is, Esther )
, the
daughter of
his
uncle,
because
she did
not
have
a
father or
mother .
The young
woman
was lovely
in
form
and appearance,
and when her father and mother had
died
, Mordecai had
taken
her in
as
his own daughter.
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 ,
that
Esther was taken into
the
king's
house,
to the custody
of Hegai, keeper
of the women.
When the king’s
command
and edict
had
been
proclaimed
, many young
women
gathered at
the citadel
of
Susa
under
the care
of Hegai .
Esther was also
taken to the palace
and
placed
under
the
care
of Hegai, the
custodian
of the women.
And the maiden
pleased him ,
and she
obtained kindness
of
him;
and
he speedily
gave
her
her things
for
purification,
with her
portions,
and the seven
maidens
who
were
meet
to be
given
her out
of
the king's
house:
and
he
removed
her
and her maidens
to the best place of
the
house
of
the women
.
And the young
woman
pleased him and obtained his
favor,
so
he quickly
provided
her with beauty
treatments
and the special
diet.
He
assigned
to her seven
select
maidservants
from
the palace
and transferred
her with
them
to the best place in
the harem
.
Esther had
not made
known
her people nor
her kindred;
for
Mordecai had charged
her that
she
should
not make
it
known
.
Esther did
not reveal
her people or
her lineage,
because
Mordecai had instructed
her not to
do
so
.
And Mordecai
walked
every day before
the court of the women's
house,
to know
how
Esther
did,
and what would
become
of
her.
And every day Mordecai
would
walk
back
and
forth
in
front
of
the court of the harem
to learn
about
Esther’s
welfare
and what was
happening
to
her.
Now
when
the turn of
every
maiden
was
come
to go in
to king Ahasuerus
, after
that
it
had
been
done
to
her
according
to
the law
for
the
women
twelve
months
(for
so
were
the
days
of
their
purifications
accomplished,
`
to wit',
six
months
with oil of myrrh ,
and
six months with
sweet
odors
and with the
things
for the
purifying
of
the
women),
In
the twelve
months
before
her
turn to go to King Xerxes
, the harem
regulation
required
each
young
woman
to receive
beauty
treatments
with oil of myrrh for
six months ,
and then
with perfumes
and
cosmetics
for another
six
months.
then
in
this
wise
came
the maiden
unto
the king :
whatsoever
she desired
was given her
to go
with her out
of
the
house
of
the women
unto
the king's
house
.
When
the young
woman
would
go
to
the king ,
she was given whatever
she
requested
to take
with her from
the harem
to
the king’s
palace
.
In the evening she
went
, and on
the morrow
she returned
into
the
second
house
of
the
women,
to the custody
of Shaashgaz, the king's
chamberlain,
who
kept
the concubines :
she came
in
unto
the
king
no
more,
except
the king delighted in her ,
and she
were
called
by name.
She
would
go
there
in the evening, and in
the morning
she would
return
to a
second
harem
under
the care
of Shaashgaz, the king’s
eunuch
in
charge
of
the concubines .
She would
not
return
to
the king unless
he
delighted in her and summoned
her
by name.
Now when
the
turn
of
Esther ,
the daughter of Abihail the uncle of
Mordecai ,
who
had taken
her for
his daughter ,
was come
to go in
unto
the king, she required
nothing
but
what Hegai the
king's
chamberlain
, the keeper
of the women
, appointed
. And Esther obtained
favor in the sight
of all
them
that
looked
upon
her.
Now Esther was
the daughter of Abihail ,
the uncle from
whom
Mordecai had adopted
her as
his own
daughter .
And
when
it
was her
turn
to go to
the king, she did
not
ask
for
anything
except
what Hegai, the king’s
trusted
official
in
charge
of the harem
, had
advised
. And Esther found
favor in the eyes
of everyone
who
saw
her.
So
Esther
was taken unto
king Ahasuerus
into
his
house
royal in the tenth month, which
is
the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
She
was taken to
King Xerxes
in
the
royal palace
in the tenth month, the month of
Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
And the king loved Esther above
all the women, and she obtained
favor
and kindness
in his sight more than all the virgins ;
so that
he set
the royal crown upon her head ,
and made her queen instead
of Vashti.
And the king loved Esther more
than
all the other
women, and she found
grace
and favor
in his sight more than all of
the other
virgins .
So he placed
the royal crown upon her head and made her queen in
place
of Vashti.
Then the king made
a great feast
unto
all his princes
and his
servants ,
even
Esther's
feast;
and
he made
a release
to
the provinces ,
and gave gifts ,
according
to
the
bounty
of the king
.
Then the king held
a great banquet,
Esther’s
banquet,
for
all his officials
and servants .
He proclaimed
a tax
holiday
in
the provinces and gave gifts worthy
of the king’s
bounty
.
And
when the virgins were gathered
together
the
second time, then
Mordecai was sitting in
the king's
gate.
When the virgins were assembled
a
second time, Mordecai was sitting at
the king’s
gate.
Esther had not yet
made
known
her kindred
nor
her people ;
as Mordecai had charged
her:
for
Esther
did
the
commandment
of
Mordecai
, like
as when
she was
brought
up
with
him
.
Esther still
had not revealed
her lineage
or
her people ,
just
as Mordecai had instructed.
She
obeyed
Mordecai’s
command
, as she had
done
under
his
care
.
In those days, while Mordecai was sitting in
the king's
gate, two
of
the
king's
chamberlains,
Bigthan and Teresh, of those
that
kept
the threshold,
were
wroth
, and sought
to lay
hands
on
the
king Ahasuerus
.
In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at
the king’s
gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two
of the king’s
eunuchs
who
guarded
the
entrance
, grew
angry
and conspired
to assassinate
King Xerxes
.
And
the
thing
became
known
to
Mordecai, who
showed
it unto
Esther
the
queen ;
and
Esther told
the king `thereof'
in
Mordecai's
name
.
When
Mordecai learned
of
the
plot
, he
reported
it to
Queen Esther ,
and
she
informed
the king on
Mordecai’s
behalf
.
And
when
inquisition
was
made
of
the matter,
and it
was
found
to
be
so
, they
were
both hanged on a
tree:
and it
was written
in the book of the chronicles before
the king.
After
the report
had
been
investigated
and verified
, both officials
were
hanged on the
gallows.
And all
this
was recorded
in the Book of the Chronicles in
the presence
of
the
king.
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