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Greek Esther 2:2-4
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Greek Esther 2:2-4
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
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.(A) 4 And the woman who pleases the king shall be queen instead of Vashti.” This pleased the king, and he did so.
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