Greek Esther 2:1-3

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Esther Becomes Queen

2 After these things, the king’s anger abated, and he no longer remembered Vashti or remembered what he^[a] had said and how he had condemned her.^{(A) 2} Then the king’s servants said, “Let beautiful and virtuous young women be sought out for the king. ³ The king shall appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, and they shall select beautiful young virgins to be brought to the harem in the city of Susa. Let them be entrusted to the king’s eunuch who is in charge of the women, and let ointments and whatever else they need be given them.^(B)