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Text -- Esther 2:14-23 (NET)
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2:14 In the evening she went , and in the morning she returned to a separate part of the harem , to the authority of Shaashgaz the king’s eunuch who was overseeing the concubines . She would not go back to the king unless the king was pleased with her and she was requested by name .
2:15 When it became the turn of Esther daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai (who had raised her as if she were his own daughter ) to go to the king , she did not request anything except what Hegai the king’s eunuch , who was overseer of the women , had recommended . Yet Esther met with the approval of all who saw her.
2:16 Then Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus at his royal residence in the tenth month (that is, the month of Tebeth ) in the seventh year of his reign .
2:17 And the king loved Esther more than all the other women , and she met with his loving approval more than all the other young women . So he placed the royal high turban on her head and appointed her queen in place of Vashti .
2:18 Then the king prepared a large banquet for all his officials and his servants – it was actually Esther’s banquet . He also set aside a holiday for the provinces , and he provided for offerings at the king’s expense .
Mordecai Learns of a Plot against the King
2:19 Now when the young women were being gathered again , Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate .
2:20 Esther was still not divulging her lineage or her people , just as Mordecai had instructed her. Esther continued to do whatever Mordecai said , just as she had done when he was raising her.
2:21 In those days while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate , Bigthan and Teresh , two of the king’s eunuchs who protected the entrance , became angry and plotted to assassinate King Ahasuerus .
2:22 When Mordecai learned of the conspiracy , he informed Queen Esther , and Esther told the king in Mordecai’s behalf .
2:23 The king then had the matter investigated and, finding it to be so, had the two conspirators hanged on a gallows . It was then recorded in the daily chronicles in the king’s presence .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Chamberlain |
Servant |
Government |
Teresh |
Bigthan |
Abihail |
Crown |
Mordecai |
Esther |
Loyalty |
Conspiracy |
Tebeth |
Citizenship |
Shaashgaz |
Marriage |
Hegai |
Lasciviousness |
Month |
DIADEM |
Gallows |
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NET Notes: Est 2:15 Heb “who had taken her to him as a daughter”; NRSV “who had adopted her as his own daughter.”
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NET Notes: Est 2:18 The LXX does not include the words “and he provided for offerings at the king’s expense.”
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NET Notes: Est 2:19 That Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate apparently means that he was a high-ranking government official. It was at the city gate where impo...
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