Esther 2:8-10

Legacy Standard Bible

Esther Advances in Favor

⁸ Now it happened that when the word and law of the king were heard and ^(A)many young ladies were gathered to the citadel of Susa into the hand of ^(B)Hegai, that Esther was taken to the king’s ^[a]house into the hand of Hegai, who kept charge of the women. ⁹ And the young lady was good in his eyes, and she advanced in lovingkindness before him. So he hurried to give her ^(C)cosmetics and portions of food to her, and to give to her seven choice young women from the king’s ^[b]house. And he transferred her and her young women to the best place in the harem. ^10 (D)Esther did not tell anyone about her people or her kinsmen, for Mordecai had commanded her that she should not tell anyone about them.