Every day Mordecai walked back and forth near the area where the king’s women lived. He did that because he wanted to find out how Esther was, and what was happening to her.
Esther 2:13 - Easy To Read Version 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 then thus came every maiden unto the king; whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king's house. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then in this way the maiden came to the king: whatever she desired was given her to take with her from the harem into the king's palace. American Standard Version (1901) then in this wise came the maiden unto the king: Whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king’s house. Common English Bible So this is how the young woman would go to the king: They gave her anything that she asked to take with her from the women’s house to the palace. English Standard Version 2016 when the young woman went in to the king in this way, she was given whatever she desired to take with her from the harem to the king’s palace. |
Every day Mordecai walked back and forth near the area where the king’s women lived. He did that because he wanted to find out how Esther was, and what was happening to her.
Before a girl could take her turn to go in before King Xerxes, this is what she had to do: She had to complete twelve months of beauty treatments. That was six months with oil of myrrh and six months with perfumes and different kinds of makeup.
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.