And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom to gather all the beautiful young virgins to the harem in Susa the citadel, under custody of (A)Hegai, the king's eunuch, who is in charge of the women. (B)Let their cosmetics be given them. And let the young woman who pleases the king[a] be queen instead of Vashti.” This pleased the king, and he did so.

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 2:4 Hebrew who is good in the eyes of the king

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