Esther 2:15-17

New Catholic Bible

¹⁵ As for Esther, daughter of Abihail and adopted daughter of Mordecai, when it came time for her turn to visit the king, she asked nothing more than what the royal eunuch Hegai, who was in charge of the harem, suggested. Nevertheless, she won the admiration of all who saw her. ¹⁶ So, in the seventh year of his reign, in the tenth month, Tebeth,^[a] Esther was brought to King Ahasuerus in the royal palace.

¹⁷ The king loved Esther more than any of the other women, and she won his favor and approval more than any of the other virgins. So he set a royal crown on her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.