Old Testament · VERSE 4

Esther 2:4

King James Version

And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti.

And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.

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Esther 2:4 in context

Esther 2:2

Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:

Esther 2:3

And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king’s chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:

Esther 2:4SELECTED VERSE

And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.

Esther 2:5

Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;

Esther 2:6

Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.

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