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Esther 2:1-3
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Esther becomes queen

2 Some time later, King Xerxes was not feeling so angry. He thought about Vashti and what she had done. He remembered the law that he had made, that she should not be queen any more.[a]

2 The king's servants who helped him in the palace said, ‘We think that the king should send some men to look for beautiful young women for him. 3 The king could choose officers from every region of his kingdom to do this. They will bring all the beautiful young women here to Susa. Hegai will take care of them in the royal harem.[b] He is the eunuch who has that job. The young women will receive special oils and perfumes to make them more beautiful.

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  1. 2:1 King Xerxes could not change the law. Because of this law he no longer had a queen.
  2. 2:3 (1) Often kings at the time of this story had many wives. The harem was the part of the palace where the king's wives lived. — (2) It was also the name of the wives of a man who has several wives. The men who looked after a harem were eunuchs.
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