Esther 2:14

Easy To Read Version

In the evening, the girl would go to the king’s palace. {\cf2\super [7]} And in the morning, she would return to another area where the king’s women lived. Then she would be placed under the care of a man named Shaashgaz. Shaashgaz was the king’s eunuch {\cf2\super [8]} in charge of the concubines. {\cf2\super [9]} The girl would not go back to the king again unless he was pleased with her. Then he would call her by name to come back to him.

Cross References

Genesis 34:19

Shechem was very happy to do what Dinah’s brothers asked.

Esther 2:13

And this is the way a girl would go to the king: They gave her anything she wanted from the house of the king’s women.

Esther 2:15

When the time came for Esther to go to the king, she didn’t ask for anything. She only wanted Hegai, the king’s eunuch {\cf2\super [10]} that was in charge of the king’s women, to suggest what she should take. (Esther is the girl Mordecai had adopted, the daughter of his uncle Abihail). Everyone that looked at Esther liked her.

Esther 4:11

“Mordecai, all the king’s leaders and all the people of the king’s provinces know this: The king has one law for any man or woman that goes to the king without being called. He must be put to death. The only way this law is not carried out is if the king puts out his gold scepter {\cf2\super [15]} to the person. If the king does that, then that person’s life will be saved. And I have not been called to go see the king for 30 days.”

Isaiah 43:1

Jacob, the Lord made you! Israel, the Lord made you! And now the Lord says, “Don’t be afraid! I saved you. I named you. You are mine.

Isaiah 45:4

I do these things for my servant, Jacob.\par I do these things for my chosen people, Israel.\par \{Cyrus,\} I am calling you by name.\par You don’t know me,\par but I am calling you by name.\par

Deuteronomy 21:14

If you are not pleased with her, then you must divorce her and let her go free. You cannot sell her. You must not treat her like a slave. Why? Because you had sexual relations with her.