KJV King James Version
And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
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Esther 2:17
And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she found grace and favor in his sight more than all of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown upon her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.
WEB World English Bible
The king loved Esther more than all the women, and she obtained favor and kindness in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown on her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
ASV American Standard Version
And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained favor and kindness in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the king loveth Esther above all the women, and she receiveth grace and kindness before him above all the virgins, and he setteth a royal crown on her head, and causeth her to reign instead of Vashti,
Surrounding context — Esther 2
14 In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s chamberlain, which kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that she were called by name.
15 Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.
16 So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which [is] the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
17 And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
18 Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, [even] Esther’s feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king.
19 And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king’s gate.
20 Esther had not [yet] shewed her kindred nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him.
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וַיֶּאֱהַ֨בH157 · a.havto love: loverהַמֶּ֤לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֶסְתֵּר֙H635 · es.terEstherמִכָּל־H3605 · kolallהַנָּשִׁ֔יםH802 · ish.shahwomanוַתִּשָּׂא־H5375 · na.sato lift: raiseחֵ֥ןH2580 · chenfavorוָחֶ֛סֶדH2617 · che.sedkindnessלְפָנָ֖יוH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeמִכָּל־H3605 · kolallהַבְּתוּלֹ֑תH1330 · be.tu.lahvirginוַיָּ֤שֶׂםH7760 · sumto set: makeכֶּֽתֶר־H3804 · ke.tercrownמַלְכוּת֙H4438 · mal.khutroyaltyבְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּH7218 · roshheadוַיַּמְלִיכֶ֖הָH4427 · ma.lakhto reignתַּ֥חַתH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: underוַשְׁתִּֽי׃H2060 · vash.tiVashti
Cross-references
Psalm 113:7-8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, [and] lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;Ezekiel 17:24And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done [it].Luke 1:48-52For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.1 Samuel 2:8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, [and] lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set [them] among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth [are] the LORD’S, and he hath set the world upon them.Psalm 75:6-7For promotion [cometh] neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.Esther 1:11To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she [was] fair to look on.Esther 4:14For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, [then] shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for [such] a time as this?
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