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
Jewish orphan raised by Mordecai, taken to the king's house and made queen instead of Vashti
Benjamite exile who adopted Esther and uncovered the eunuchs' plot against the king
Persian king who loves Esther above all the women and sets the royal crown on her head
king's eunuch, keeper of the women, who favors Esther and hastens her purifications
royal threshold-guard eunuch who conspires with Teresh to assault the king
royal threshold-guard eunuch who plots with Bigthan; both are exposed and hanged
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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