Esther 2:2 - The Scriptures 2009

² Then the sovereign’s servants who attended him said, “Let lovely young maidens be sought for the sovereign,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² Then the king's servants who ministered to him said, Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king.

American Standard Version (1901)

² Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:

Common English Bible

² So his young male servants said, “Let the king have a search made for beautiful young women who haven’t yet married.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And when he realized their thoughts, and had diligently paid close attention, he learned that they were attempting to cast their hand against king Artaxerxes, and he reported this to the king.

English Standard Version 2016

² Then the king’s young men who attended him said, “Let beautiful young virgins be sought out for the king.

Esther 2:2 Cross References

Genesis 12:14

And it came to be, when Aḇram came into Mitsrayim, that the Mitsrites saw the woman, that she was very beautiful.

1 Kings 1:2

So his servants said to him, “Let them seek for our master the sovereign a young woman, a maiden, and she shall stand before the sovereign and be his companion, and shall lie in your bosom, so that our master the sovereign gets warm.”

Esther 1:10

On the seventh day, when the heart of the sovereign was glad with wine, he ordered Mehuman, Biztha, Ḥarḇona, Biḡtha, and Aḇaḡtha, Zĕthar, and Karkas, the seven eunuchs who were in attendance in the presence of Sovereign Aḥashwĕrosh,

Esther 1:14

and who were close to him: Karshena, Shĕthar, Aḏmatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, Memuḵan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the sovereign’s face, who sat first in the reign):

Esther 2:3

and let the sovereign appoint officers in all the provinces of his reign, and let them gather all the lovely young maidens to the citadel of Shushan, into the women’s quarters, under the hand of Hĕḡai the sovereign’s eunuch, guardian of the women, to give their preparations.

Esther 6:14

While they were still speaking with him, the sovereign’s eunuchs came, and hurried to bring Haman to the feast which Estĕr had prepared.