Bible Verses

The matter was investigated and confirmed to be accurate, and the two conspirators were hanged on the gallows. The incident was recorded in the Book of Chronicles in the king’s presence.

Mordecai discovered the plot and told Queen Esther, who then reported it to the king, giving credit to Mordecai.

While Mordecai was at the king’s gate, Bagathan and Thares, two of the royal eunuchs guarding the entrance, plotted to kill King Ahasuerus.

Esther had not disclosed her family background or nationality until now, following Mordecai’s instructions. She obeyed his advice just as she had when he was raising her.

Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate when the virgins were gathered a second time.

The king then hosted a grand feast in honor of Esther for all his officials and ministers; he declared a holiday across the provinces and distributed gifts generously.

The king favored Esther more than any other woman. Having gained his approval over the other virgins, she was awarded the royal crown and became queen in place of Vashti.

Esther was brought to King Ahasuerus at his palace in the tenth month, Tebeth, during the seventh year of his reign.

When it was Esther’s turn—the daughter of Abihail, whom Mordecai had adopted from his uncle—to go before the king, she asked for nothing except what the eunuch Hegai had given her. Yet, she earned the admiration of everyone who saw her.

She would go there in the evening and return the next morning to another harem under the care of the royal eunuch Shaashgaz, custodian of the concubines. She would not go back to the king unless he was pleased with her and called her by name.