Esther 2:12

New Century Version

Before a girl could take her turn with King Xerxes, she had to complete twelve months of beauty treatments that were ordered for the women. For six months she was treated with oil and myrrh and for six months with perfumes and cosmetics.

Cross References

Esther 2:11

Every day Mordecai walked back and forth near the courtyard where the king’s women lived to find out how Esther was and what was happening to her.

Esther 2:13

Then she was ready to go to the king. Anything she asked for was given to her to take with her from the women’s quarters to the king’s palace.

Esther 2:3

Let the king choose supervisors in every state of his kingdom to bring every beautiful young girl to the palace at Susa. They should be taken to the women’s quarters and put under the care of Hegai, the king’s eunuch in charge of the women. And let beauty treatments be given to them.

Esther 2:9

Esther pleased Hegai, and he liked her. So Hegai quickly began giving Esther her beauty treatments and special food. He gave her seven servant girls chosen from the king’s palace. Then he moved her and her seven servant girls to the best part of the women’s quarters.

Proverbs 7:17

I have made my bed smell sweet with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

Song of Solomon 3:6

Who is this coming out of the desert like a cloud of smoke? Who is this that smells like myrrh, incense, and other spices?

Isaiah 3:24

Instead of wearing sweet-smelling perfume, they will stink. Instead of fine cloth belts, they will wear the ropes of captives. Instead of having their hair fixed in fancy ways, they will be bald. Instead of fine clothes, they will wear clothes of sadness. Instead of being beautiful, they will wear the brand of a captive.

Isaiah 57:9

You use your oils and perfumes to look nice for Molech. You have sent your messengers to faraway lands; you even tried to send them to the place of the dead.