Esther 2:17

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.

Esther 5:2

5:2 When the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she met with his approval. The king extended to Esther the gold scepter that was in his hand, and Esther approached and touched the end of the scepter.

Esther 9:25

9:25 But when the matter came to the king’s attention, the king gave written orders that Haman’s evil intentions that he had devised against the Jews should fall on his own head. He and his sons were hanged on the gallows.

tn Heb “grace and loyal love.” The expression is probably a hendiadys.

tc The LXX does not include the words “more than all the other young women.”

tn Heb “caused her to rule.”

tn Heb “she obtained grace in his eyes”; NASB “she obtained favor in his sight”; NIV “he was pleased with her”; NLT “he welcomed her.”

tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Heb “his”; the referent (Haman) has been specified in the translation for clarity.