And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
The proposal to gather young women and to make queen instead of Vashti the maiden who pleased the king met with the king's approval, and he acted accordingly. When Esther's turn came, she asked for nothing beyond what Hegai the keeper of the women appointed for her. She won favor in the eyes of all who looked upon her, and the king loved her above all the women, so that she obtained grace and favor in his sight above all the virgins.
He set the royal crown upon her head and made her queen instead of Vashti. He then made a great feast for his princes and his servants, granted a release to the provinces, and gave gifts according to royal bounty. Even as queen Esther had still not revealed her people nor her kindred, as Mordecai had charged her, for she continued to obey Mordecai's command just as when she had been brought up by him.
Through this experience God brought Esther to the throne of Medo-Persia and worked for the good of Israel, although the events themselves arose from indulgence and the king continued in wrong practices.
The proposal to gather young women and to make queen instead of Vashti the maiden who pleased the king met with the king's approval, and he acted accordingly. When Esther's turn came, she asked for nothing beyond what Hegai the keeper of the women appointed for her. She won favor in the eyes of all who looked upon her, and the king loved her above all the women, so that she obtained grace and favor in his sight above all the virgins.
He set the royal crown upon her head and made her queen instead of Vashti. He then made a great feast for his princes and his servants, granted a release to the provinces, and gave gifts according to royal bounty. Even as queen Esther had still not revealed her people nor her kindred, as Mordecai had charged her, for she continued to obey Mordecai's command just as when she had been brought up by him.
Through this experience God brought Esther to the throne of Medo-Persia and worked for the good of Israel, although the events themselves arose from indulgence and the king continued in wrong practices.