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Esther 2:19-21
Common English Bible
Esther 2:19-21
Common English Bible
19 When they gathered the young women to the second women’s house,[a] Mordecai was working for the king at the King’s Gate. 20 Esther still wasn’t telling anyone her family background and race, just as Mordecai had ordered her. She continued to do what Mordecai said, just as she did when she was in his care.
Mordecai saves the king
21 At that time, as Mordecai continued to work at the King’s Gate, two royal eunuchs, Bigthan and Teresh, became angry with King Ahasuerus. They were among the guards protecting the doorway to the king, but they secretly planned to kill him.
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- Esther 2:19 Or to the women’s house a second time
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