Greek Esther 2:18-20

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

¹⁸ Then the king gave a banquet lasting seven days for all his Friends and the officers, to celebrate his marriage to Esther; and he granted a remission of taxes to those who were under his rule.

The Plot Discovered

¹⁹ Meanwhile, Mordecai was serving in the courtyard. ²⁰ Esther had not disclosed her country—such were the instructions of Mordecai; but she was to fear God and keep his laws, just as she had done when she was with him. So Esther did not change her mode of life.