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Esther 2:18-20
Lexham English Bible
Esther 2:18-20
Lexham English Bible
18 And the king gave a great banquet, Esther’s banquet, for all his officials and servants. And he granted a tax amnesty[a] to the provinces and he gave gifts with royal liberality.
A Plot Against the King
19 When the virgins were gathered a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the gate of the king. 20 Esther had not made known her family and her people, just as Mordecai had instructed her; for Esther did what Mordecai told her,[b] just as when she was brought up by him.
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- Esther 2:18 See HALOT 252–253 s.v.
- Esther 2:20 Literally “did the word of Mordecai”
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