Esther 2 (kjv)

After^H310 these things^H1697, when the wrath^H2534 of king^H4428 Ahasuerus^H325 was appeased^H7918, he remembered^H2142 Vashti^H2060, and what she had done^H6213, and what was decreed^H1504 against her.²Then said^H559 the king's^H4428 servants^H5288 that ministered^H8334 unto him, Let there be fair^{H2896 H4758} young^H5291 virgins^H1330 sought^H1245 for the king^H4428:³And let the king^H4428 appoint^H6485 officers^H6496 in all the provinces^H4082 of his kingdom^H4438, that they may gather together^H6908 all the fair^{H2896 H4758} young^H5291 virgins^H1330 unto Shushan^H7800 the palace^H1002, to the house^H1004 of the women^H802, unto the custody^H3027 of Hege^H1896 the king's^H4428 chamberlain^H5631, keeper^H8104 of the women^H802; and let their things for purification^H8562 be given^H5414 them:⁴And let the maiden^H5291 which pleaseth^{H3190 H5869} the king^H4428 be queen^H4427 instead of Vashti^H2060. And the thing^H1697 pleased^{H3190 H5869} the king^H4428; and he did so^H6213.

⁵Now in Shushan^H7800 the palace^H1002 there was a certain^H376 Jew^H3064, whose name^H8034 was Mordecai^H4782, the son^H1121 of Jair^H2971, the son^H1121 of Shimei^H8096, the son^H1121 of Kish^H7027, a Benjamite^H1145;⁶Who had been carried away^H1540 from Jerusalem^H3389 with the captivity^H1473 which had been carried away^H1540 with Jeconiah^H3204 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063, whom Nebuchadnezzar^H5019 the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 had carried away^H1540.⁷And he brought up^H539 Hadassah^H1919, that is, Esther^H635, his uncle's^H1730 daughter^H1323: for she had neither father^H1 nor mother^H517, and the maid^H5291 was fair^{H3303 H8389} and beautiful^{H2896 H4758}; whom Mordecai^H4782, when her father^H1 and mother^H517 were dead^H4194, took^H3947 for his own daughter^H1323.

⁸So it came to pass, when the king's^H4428 commandment^H1697 and his decree^H1881 was heard^H8085, and when many^H7227 maidens^H5291 were gathered together^H6908 unto Shushan^H7800 the palace^H1002, to the custody^H3027 of Hegai^H1896, that Esther^H635 was brought^H3947 also unto the king's^H4428 house^H1004, to the custody^H3027 of Hegai^H1896, keeper^H8104 of the women^H802.⁹And the maiden^H5291 pleased^{H3190 H5869} him, and she obtained^H5375 kindness^H2617 of him^H6440; and he speedily^H926 gave^H5414 her her things for purification^H8562, with such things as belonged^H4490 to her, and seven^H7651 maidens^H5291, which were meet^H7200 to be given^H5414 her, out of the king's^H4428 house^H1004: and he preferred^H8138 her and her maids^H5291 unto the best^H2896 place of the house^H1004 of the women^H802.¹⁰Esther^H635 had not shewed^H5046 her people^H5971 nor her kindred^H4138: for Mordecai^H4782 had charged^H6680 her that she should not shew^H5046 it.¹¹And Mordecai^H4782 walked^H1980 every day^H3117 before^H6440 the court^H2691 of the women's^H802 house^H1004, to know^H3045 how Esther^H635 did^H7965, and what should become^H6213 of her.

¹²Now when every maid's^H5291 turn^H8447 was come^H5060 to go in^H935 to king^H4428 Ahasuerus^H325, after^H7093 that she had been twelve^{H8147 H6240} months^H2320, according to the manner^H1881 of the women^H802, (for so were the days^H3117 of their purifications^H4795 accomplished^H4390, to wit, six^H8337 months^H2320 with oil^H8081 of myrrh^H4753, and six^H8337 months^H2320 with sweet odours^H1314, and with other things for the purifying^H8562 of the women^H802;)¹³Then thus came^H935 every maiden^H5291 unto the king^H4428; whatsoever she desired^H559 was given^H5414 her to go^H935 with her out of the house^H1004 of the women^H802 unto the king's^H4428 house^H1004.¹⁴In the evening^H6153 she went^H935, and on the morrow^H1242 she returned^H7725 into the second^H8145 house^H1004 of the women^H802, to the custody^H3027 of Shaashgaz^H8190, the king's^H4428 chamberlain^H5631, which kept^H8104 the concubines^H6370: she came in^H935 unto the king^H4428 no more, except the king^H4428 delighted^H2654 in her, and that she were called^H7121 by name^H8034.

¹⁵Now when the turn^H8447 of Esther^H635, the daughter^H1323 of Abihail^H32 the uncle^H1730 of Mordecai^H4782, who had taken^H3947 her for his daughter^H1323, was come^H5060 to go in^H935 unto the king^H4428, she required^H1245 nothing^H1697 but what Hegai^H1896 the king's^H4428 chamberlain^H5631, the keeper^H8104 of the women^H802, appointed^H559. And Esther^H635 obtained^H5375 favour^H2580 in the sight^H5869 of all them that looked^H7200 upon her.¹⁶So Esther^H635 was taken^H3947 unto king^H4428 Ahasuerus^H325 into his house^H1004 royal^H4438 in the tenth^H6224 month^H2320, which is the month^H2320 Tebeth^H2887, in the seventh^H7651 year^H8141 of his reign^H4438.¹⁷And the king^H4428 loved^H157 Esther^H635 above all the women^H802, and she obtained^H5375 grace^H2580 and favour^H2617 in his sight^H6440 more than all the virgins^H1330; so that he set^H7760 the royal^H4438 crown^H3804 upon her head^H7218, and made her queen^H4427 instead of Vashti^H2060.¹⁸Then the king^H4428 made^H6213 a great^H1419 feast^H4960 unto all his princes^H8269 and his servants^H5650, even Esther's^H635 feast^H4960; and he made^H6213 a release^H2010 to the provinces^H4082, and gave^H5414 gifts^H4864, according to the state^H3027 of the king^H4428.¹⁹And when the virgins^H1330 were gathered together^H6908 the second time^H8145, then Mordecai^H4782 sat^H3427 in the king's^H4428 gate^H8179.²⁰Esther^H635 had not yet shewed^H5046 her kindred^H4138 nor her people^H5971; as Mordecai^H4782 had charged^H6680 her: for Esther^H635 did^H6213 the commandment^H3982 of Mordecai^H4782, like as when she was brought up^H545 with him.

²¹In those days^H3117, while Mordecai^H4782 sat^H3427 in the king's^H4428 gate^H8179, two^H8147 of the king's^H4428 chamberlains^H5631, Bigthan^H904 and Teresh^H8657, of those which kept^H8104 the door^H5592, were wroth^H7107, and sought^H1245 to lay^H7971 hand^H3027 on the king^H4428 Ahasuerus^H325.²²And the thing^H1697 was known^H3045 to Mordecai^H4782, who told^H5046 it unto Esther^H635 the queen^H4436; and Esther^H635 certified^H559 the king^H4428 thereof in Mordecai's^H4782 name^H8034.²³And when inquisition^H1245 was made of the matter^H1697, it was found out^H4672; therefore they were both^H8147 hanged^H8518 on a tree^H6086: and it was written^H3789 in the book^H5612 of the chronicles^{H1697 H3117} before^H6440 the king^H4428.