Section 2:1–18

The king chose a new queen

Some time later the king decided to choose a new queen to replace Vashti. Many beautiful girls were brought to the palace and Esther was among them. When her turn came to go to the king, he liked her better than any other girl, so he chose her to be his new queen.

Paragraph 2:1–4

2:1

Some time later: This is a vague term. It may have been three or four years after the events of chapter 1, and after the king had returned from a war with Greece, since 2:16 states that Esther went to the king in the seventh year of Xerxes’ reign.

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