Esther 2:17

And the king loved her more than all the women, and she had favour and kindness before him above all the women, and he set the royal crown on her head, and made her queen instead of Vasthi.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The 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.

In Context

16So she was brought to the chamber of king Assuerus the tenth month, which is called Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.

18And he commanded a magnificent feast to be prepared for all the princes, and for his servants, for the marriage and wedding of Esther. And he gave rest to all the provinces, and bestowed gifts according to princely magnificence.

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Cross References

Esther 1:11To bring in queen Vasthi before the king, with the crown set upon her head, to shew her beauty to all the people and the princes: for she was exceeding beautiful.

Psalms 75:6Lift not up your horn on high: speak not iniquity against God.

Proverbs 21:1As the divisions of waters, so the heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord: whithersoever he will he shall turn it.

Luke 1:48Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

Matthew Henry on Esther 2:2-21

Esther's Advancement; Esther Chosen Queen. ( b. c. 514.) 1 After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her. 2 Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king: 3 And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of… Read the whole commentary →

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