Esther 2:10-12

International Standard Version

¹⁰ Esther did not make known her people or heritage^[a] because Mordecai had instructed her not to make it known. ¹¹ Every day Mordecai would walk back and forth in front of the court of the harem to find out about Esther’s well-being and what was happening to her.

Esther Becomes Queen

¹² Each young woman’s turn came to go in to King Ahasuerus at the end of the twelve month period, at which time she was treated according to the regulations for women. This process^[b] completed the period of her beauty treatments—six months with oil of myrrh and six months with spices and cosmetics for women.