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Esther 2:17-19
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Esther 2:17-19
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
17 the king loved Esther more than all the other women; of all the virgins she won his favor and devotion, so that he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti. 18 Then the king gave a great banquet to all his officials and ministers—“Esther’s banquet.” He also granted a holiday[a] to the provinces, and gave gifts with royal liberality.
Mordecai Discovers a Plot
19 When the virgins were being gathered together,[b] Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate.
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- Esther 2:18 Or an amnesty
- Esther 2:19 Heb adds a second time
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