Esther 2

1 ♥ 📝 A fter^H310 these things,^H1697 when the wrath^H2534 of king^H4428 Ahasuerus^H325 was pacified,^H7918 he remembered^H2142 Vashti,^H2060 and what she had done,^H6213 and what was decreed^H1504 against her.

2 ♥ 📝 Then said^H559 the king's^H4428 servants^H5288 that ministered^H8334 unto him, Let there be fair^H2896 young^H5291 virgins^H1330 sought^H1245 for the king:^H4428

3 ♥ 📝 and let the king^H4428 appoint^H6485 officers^H6496 in all the provinces^H4082 of his kingdom,^H4438 that they may gather together^H6908 all the fair^H2896 young^H5291 virgins^H1330 unto Shushan^H7800 the palace,^H1002 to the house^H1004 of the women,^H802 unto the custody^H3027 of Hegai^H1896 the king's^H4428 chamberlain,^H5631 keeper^H8104 of the women;^H802 and let their things for purification^H8562 be given^H5414 them;

4 ♥ 📝 and let the maiden^H5291 that pleaseth^H3190 the king^H4428 be queen^H4427 instead of Vashti.^H2060 And the thing^H1697 pleased^H3190 the king;^H4428 and he did so.^H6213

5 ♥ 📝 There was a certain^H376 Jew^H3064 in Shushan^H7800 the palace,^H1002 whose name^H8034 was Mordecai,^H4782 the son^H1121 of Jair,^H2971 the son^H1121 of Shimei,^H8096 the son^H1121 of Kish,^H7027 a Benjamite,^H1145

6 ♥ 📝 who had been carried away^H1540 from Jerusalem^H3389 with the captives^H1473 that had been carried away^H1540 with Jeconiah^H3204 king^H4428 of Judah,^H3063 whom Nebuchadnezzar^H5019 the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 had carried away.^H1540

7 ♥ 📝 And he brought up^H539 Hadassah,^H1919 that is, Esther,^H635 his uncle's^H1730 daughter:^H1323 for she had neither father^H1 nor mother,^H517 and the maiden^H5291 was fair^H3303 and beautiful;^H2896 and when her father^H1 and mother^H517 were dead,^H4194 Mordecai^H4782 took^H3947 her for his own daughter.^H1323

8 ♥ 📝 So it came to pass, when the king's^H4428 commandment^H1697 and his decree^H1881 was heard,^H8085 and when many^H7227 maidens^H5291 were gathered together^H6908 unto Shushan^H7800 the palace,^H1002 to the custody^H3027 of Hegai,^H1896 that Esther^H635 was taken^H3947 into the king's^H4428 house,^H1004 to the custody^H3027 of Hegai,^H1896 keeper^H8104 of the women.^H802

9 ♥ 📝 And the maiden^H5291 pleased^H3190 him, and she obtained^H5375 kindness^H2617 of him;^H6440 and he speedily^H926 gave^H5414 her her things for purification,^H8562 with her portions,^H4490 and the seven^H7651 maidens^H5291 who were meet^H7200 to be given^H5414 her out of the king's^H4428 house:^H1004 and he removed^H8138 her and her maidens^H5291 to the best^H2896 place of the house^H1004 of the women.^H802

10 ♥ 📝 Esther^H635 had not made known^H5046 her people^H5971 nor her kindred;^H4138 for Mordecai^H4782 had charged^H6680 her that she should not make it known.^H5046

11 ♥ 📝 And Mordecai^H4782 walked^H1980 every day^H3117 before^H6440 the court^H2691 of the women's^H802 house,^H1004 to know^H3045 how Esther^H635 did,^H7965 and what would become^H6213 of her.

12 ♥ 📝 Now when the turn^H8447 of every maiden^H5291 was come^H5060 to go^H5060 in^H935 to king^H4428 Ahasuerus,^H325 after^H7093 that it had been done to her according to the law^H1881 for the women^H802 twelve^H8147 months^H2320 (for so were the days^H3117 of their purifications^H4795 accomplished,^H4390 [to wit], six^H8337 months^H2320 with oil^H8081 of myrrh,^H4753 and six^H8337 months^H2320 with sweet odors^H1314 and with the things for the purifying^H8562 of the women),^H802

13 ♥ 📝 then in this wise came^H935 the maiden^H5291 unto the king:^H4428 whatsoever she desired^H559 was given^H5414 her to go^H935 with her out of the house^H1004 of the women^H802 unto the king's^H4428 house.^H1004

14 ♥ 📝 In the evening^H6153 she went,^H935 and on the morrow^H1242 she returned^H7725 into the second^H8145 house^H1004 of the women,^H802 to the custody^H3027 of Shaashgaz,^H8190 the king's^H4428 chamberlain,^H5631 who kept^H8104 the concubines:^H6370 she came in^H935 unto the king^H4428 no more, except the king^H4428 delighted^H2654 in her, and she were called^H7121 by name.^H8034

15 ♥ 📝 Now when the turn^H8447 of Esther,^H635 the daughter^H1323 of Abihail^H32 the uncle^H1730 of Mordecai,^H4782 who had taken^H3947 her for his daughter,^H1323 was come^H5060 to go in^H935 unto the king,^H4428 she required^H1245 nothing^H1697 but what Hegai^H1896 the king's^H4428 chamberlain,^H5631 the keeper^H8104 of the women,^H802 appointed.^H559 And Esther^H635 obtained^H5375 favor^H2580 in the sight^H5869 of all them that looked^H7200 upon her.

16 ♥ 📝 So Esther^H635 was taken^H3947 unto king^H4428 Ahasuerus^H325 into his house^H1004 royal^H4438 in the tenth^H6224 month,^H2320 which is the month^H2320 Tebeth,^H2887 in the seventh^H7651 year^H8141 of his reign.^H4438

17 ♥ 📝 And the king^H4428 loved^H157 Esther^H635 above all the women,^H802 and she obtained^H5375 favor^H2580 and kindness^H2580 in his sight^H6440 more than all the virgins;^H1330 so that he set^H7760 the royal^H4438 crown^H3804 upon her head,^H7218 and made her queen^H4427 instead of Vashti.^H2060

18 ♥ 📝 Then the king^H4428 made^H6213 a great^H1419 feast^H4960 unto all his princes^H8269 and his servants,^H5650 even Esther's^H635 feast;^H4960 and he made^H6213 a release^H2010 to the provinces,^H4082 and gave^H5414 gifts,^H4864 according to the bounty^H3027 of the king.^H4428

19 ♥ 📝 And when the virgins^H1330 were gathered together^H6908 the second time,^H8145 then Mordecai^H4782 was sitting^H3427 in the king's^H4428 gate.^H8179

20 ♥ 📝 Esther^H635 had not yet made known^H5046 her kindred^H4138 nor her people;^H5971 as Mordecai^H4782 had charged^H6680 her: for Esther^H635 did^H6213 the commandment^H3982 of Mordecai,^H4782 like as when she was brought up^H545 with him.

21 ♥ 📝 In those days,^H3117 while Mordecai^H4782 was sitting^H3427 in the king's^H4428 gate,^H8179 two^H8147 of the king's^H4428 chamberlains,^H5631 Bigthan^H904 and Teresh,^H8657 of those that kept^H8104 the threshold,^H5592 were wroth,^H7107 and sought^H1245 to lay^H7971 hands^H3027 on the king^H4428 Ahasuerus.^H325

22 ♥ 📝 And the thing^H1697 became known^H3045 to Mordecai,^H4782 who showed^H5046 it unto Esther^H635 the queen;^H4436 and Esther^H635 told^H559 the king^H4428 [thereof] in Mordecai's^H4782 name.^H8034

23 ♥ 📝 And when inquisition^H1245 was made of the matter,^H1697 and it was found to be so,^H4672 they were both^H8147 hanged^H8518 on a tree:^H6086 and it was written^H3789 in the book^H5612 of the chronicles^H1697 before^H6440 the king.^H4428