Esther 2:18-20

GOD’S WORD Translation

¹⁸ Then the king held a great banquet for Esther. He invited all his officials and his advisers. He also declared that day a holiday in the provinces, and he handed out gifts from his royal generosity.

Mordecai Saves the King’s Life

¹⁹ When the virgins were gathered a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate. ²⁰ Esther still had not revealed her family background or nationality, as Mordecai had ordered her. Esther always did whatever Mordecai told her, as she did when she was a child.