Esther 2:18-20

Amplified Bible

¹⁸ Then the king held a great banquet, Esther’s banquet, for all his officials and his servants; and he made a ^[a]festival for the provinces and gave gifts in accordance with the resources of the king.

¹⁹ And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, Mordecai ^[b]was sitting at the king’s gate. ²⁰ Esther had not revealed her family or her people [that is, her Jewish background], just as Mordecai had instructed her; for Esther did what Mordecai told her just as when she was under his care.