Esther 2:9-11

International Standard Version

⁹ The young woman pleased him and gained his favor. He quickly provided her beauty treatments and gave her portions of food to her. He also assigned her seven suitable young women from the palace and transferred her and her young women to the best place in the harem. ¹⁰ Esther did not make known her people or heritage^[a] because Mordecai had instructed her not to make it known. ¹¹ Every day Mordecai would walk back and forth in front of the court of the harem to find out about Esther’s well-being and what was happening to her.