"Then let the youngladywhopleasesthe kingbe queenin placeof Vashti."And the matterpleasedthe king,and he didaccordingly.
So the planpleasedAbsalomand allthe eldersof Israel.
[This] wordpleasedthe kingand the princes,and the kingdidas Memucanproposed.
When the virginswere gatheredtogether the secondtime,then Mordecaiwas sittingat the king'sgate.
"Let the kingappointoverseersin allthe provincesof his kingdomthat they may gathereverybeautifulyoungvirginto the citadelof Susa,to the harem,into the custodyof Hegai,the king'seunuch,who is in chargeof the women;and let their cosmeticsbe given[them].
[Now] there was at the citadelin Susaa Jewwhose namewas Mordecai,the sonof Jair,the sonof Shimei,the sonof Kish,a Benjamite,
But when Herod'sbirthdaycame,the daughterof Herodiasdancedbefore[them] and pleasedHerod,
"Sothe lastshall be first,and the firstlast."
"For manyare called,but few[are] chosen."
