Then the king’s attendants, who served him, said, “Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king.

And may the king appoint overseers in all the provinces of his kingdom, and have them bring every beautiful young virgin to the citadel of Susa, to the harem, into the custody of Hegai, the king’s eunuch, who is in charge of the women; and let their cosmetics be given to them.

Esther Becomes Queen

The king loved Esther more than all the women, and she found favor and kindness with him more than all the virgins, so that he set the royal turban on her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.

Now when the virgins were gathered together for the second time, then Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate.