Esther 2:6-8

Living Bible

⁶ He had been captured when Jerusalem was destroyed by King Nebuchadnezzar and had been exiled to Babylon along with King Jeconiah of Judah and many others. ⁷ This man had a beautiful and lovely young cousin, Hadassah (also called Esther), whose father and mother were dead, and whom he had adopted into his family and raised as his own daughter.^{[a] 8} So now, as a result of the king’s decree, Esther was brought to the king’s harem at Shushan Palace along with many other young girls.