Esther 2:15

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Esther was the daughter of Abihail,  the uncle of Mordecai who had adopted her as his own daughter. When her turn came to go to the king, she did not ask for anything except what Hegai, the king’s eunuch, keeper of the women, suggested. Esther gained favour in the eyes of everyone who saw her.

Cross References

Song of Solomon 6:9

But my dove,  my virtuous one, is unique; she is the favourite of her mother, perfect to the one who gave her birth. Women see her and declare her fortunate; queens and concubines also, and they sing her praises:

Esther 2:3

Let the king appoint commissioners  in each province of his kingdom, so that they may gather all the beautiful young virgins to the harem at the fortress of Susa.  Put them under the supervision of Hegai, the king’s eunuch,  keeper of the women,  and give them the required beauty treatments.

Acts 7:10

and rescued him out of all his troubles. He gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and over his whole household.

Esther 9:29

Queen Esther, daughter of Abihail,  along with Mordecai the Jew,  wrote this second letter with full authority  to confirm the letter about Purim.

Song of Solomon 8:10

I am  a wall and my breasts like towers. So to him I have become like one who finds   peace.

Esther 2:14

She would go in the evening, and in the morning she would return to a second harem under the supervision of the king’s eunuch Shaashgaz, keeper of the concubines.  She never went to the king again, unless he desired her and summoned her by name.

Esther 2:16

She was taken to King Ahasuerus in the palace in the tenth month, the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.

Esther 8:1

That same day King Ahasuerus awarded Queen Esther the estate  of Haman, the enemy of the Jews.  Mordecai entered the king’s presence because Esther had revealed her relationship to Mordecai.

Proverbs 15:33

The fear of the Lord is what wisdom teaches, and humility comes before honour.