Esther 2
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 2 of 10
Chapter Summary
1 A queen is to be chosen. 5 Mordecai adopted Esther after her father's death. 8 Esther is preferred before the rest. 15 Esther, best at pleasing the king, is made queen. 21 Mordecai, discovering a treasonous plot, is recorded in the Chronicles.
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People & Context
After his wrath calms down, King Ahasuerus remembers Vashti, what she had done, and the decree he made against her.
The king's servants suggest gathering beautiful virgins to the women's house in Shushan under the eunuch Hegai so the king can choose a new queen.
Mordecai, a Jewish exile in Shushan, is introduced as the guardian raising his orphaned cousin Hadassah (Esther).
Timeline
After his wrath calms down, King Ahasuerus remembers Vashti, what she had done, and the decree he made against her.
Esther 2:1The king's servants suggest gathering beautiful virgins to the women's house in Shushan under the eunuch Hegai so the king can choose a new queen.
Esther 2:2-4Mordecai, a Jewish exile in Shushan, is introduced as the guardian raising his orphaned cousin Hadassah (Esther).
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