Esther 2:2

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Esther 2:2

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Berean Standard Bible

Then the king’s attendants proposed, “Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king,

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

Then the king’s servants who served him said, “Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king.

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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Esther 2

¹ Some time later, when the anger of King Xerxes had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done, and what had been decreed against her.

² Then the king’s attendants proposed, “Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king,

³ and let the king appoint commissioners in each province of his kingdom to assemble all the beautiful young women into the harem at the citadel of Susa. Let them be placed under the care of Hegai, the king’s eunuch in charge of the women, and let them be given beauty treatments.

⁴ Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.

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