Esther 1:4

1:4 He displayed the riches of his royal glory and the splendor of his majestic greatness for a lengthy period of time ¹  – a hundred and eighty days, to be exact! ² 

Esther 1:11

1:11 to bring Queen Vashti into the king’s presence wearing her royal high turban. He wanted to show the people and the officials her beauty, for she was very attractive. ³ 

Esther 2:10

2:10 Now Esther had not disclosed her people or her lineage, ⁴  for Mordecai had instructed her not to do so. ⁵ 

Esther 5:5

5:5 The king replied, “Find Haman quickly so that we can do as Esther requests.”

So the king and Haman went to the banquet that Esther had prepared.

Esther 8:2

8:2 The king then removed his signet ring (the very one he had taken back from Haman) and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther designated Mordecai to be in charge of Haman’s estate.

Esther 9:21

9:21 to have them observe the fourteenth and the fifteenth day of the month of Adar each year

¹ tn Heb “many days” (so KJV, ASV); NASB, NRSV “for many days.”

² tn The words “to be exact!” are not in the Hebrew text but have been supplied in the translation to bring out the clarifying nuance of the time period mentioned. Cf. KJV “even an hundred and fourscore days.”

³ tn Heb “was good of appearance”; KJV “was fair to look on”; NAB “was lovely to behold.”

⁵ tn Cf. v. 20, where the same phrase occurs but with the word order reversed.

⁶ tn Heb “that she not tell” (NRSV similar); NASB “that she should not make them known.”