Esther 2:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Esther 2:3

Esther Becomes Queen

1 After these things, when the wrath of King Ahasuerus subsided, he remembered Vashti, ^awhat she had done, and what had been decreed against her.

2 Then the king’s servants who attended him said: “Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king;

3 and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather all the beautiful young virgins to¹ Shushan the citadel, into the women’s quarters, under the custody of³ Hegai the king’s eunuch, custodian of the women. And let beauty preparations be given them.

4 Then let the young woman who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti.” This thing pleased the king, and he did so.

5 In¹ Shushan the citadel there was a certain Jew whose name was Mordecai the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of ^aKish, a Benjamite.

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Definitions of words in Esther 2:3:

All {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Appoint {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Beauty {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Citadel {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Custody {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Eunuch {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Eunuch {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Gather {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

His {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Let {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Shushan {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Shushan {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Shushan {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Hegai {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Hegai {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

King {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Other definition entries containing Esther 2:3:

Chamberlain {Easton's}
Eunuch {Easton's}
Appoint {I.S.B.E.}
Chamberlain {I.S.B.E.}
Custody {I.S.B.E.}
Hegai; Hege {I.S.B.E.}
Shushan {I.S.B.E.}

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