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Esther 2:17-19
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Esther 2:17-19
Holman Christian Standard Bible
17 The king loved Esther more than all the other women. She won more favor and approval from him than did any of the other young women. He placed the royal crown on her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.(A) 18 The king held a great banquet for all his officials and staff.(B) It was Esther’s banquet. He freed his provinces from tax payments and gave gifts worthy of the king’s bounty.(C)
19 When the young women(D) were assembled together for a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the King’s Gate.(E)
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