Esther 2:1

And after this the king's anger was pacified, and he no more mentioned Astin, bearing in mind what she had said, and how he had condemned her.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2Then the servants of the king said, Let there be sought for the king chaste and beautiful young virgins.

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Cross References

Esther 1:12But queen Astin listened not to him to come with the chamberlains: so the king was grieved and angered.

Esther 7:10So Aman was hanged on the gallows that had been prepared for Mardochaeus: and then the king's wrath was appeased.

Matthew Henry on Esther 2:1

Two things are recorded in this chapter, which were working towards the deliverance of the Jews from Haman's conspiracy:—I. The advancement of Esther to be queen instead of Vashti. Many others were candidates for the honour ( ver. 1-4 ); but Esther, an orphan, a captive-Jewess ( ver. 5-7 ), recommended herself to the king's chamberlain first ( ver. 8-11 ) and then to the king ( ver. 12-17 ), who made her queen, ver. 18-20 . II. The good service that Mordecai did to the king in discovering a plot against his life,… Read the whole commentary →

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