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Esther 2:4

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Esther 2:4 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and let the maiden that pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and let the maiden that pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
Esther 2:4 — American Standard Version

Context — Esther 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was pacified, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.
2Then said the king`s servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:
3and 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 Hegai the king`s chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them;
4and let the maiden that pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
5There was a certain Jew in Shushan the palace, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite,
6who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captives that had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.
7And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle`s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti, etc.] Have the royal estate, that was taken from Vashti, given to her, the crown royal set on her head, etc. and the thing pleased the king, and he did so; appointed officers in all his provinces to seek out the most beautiful virgins, and bring them to his palace; so with the Chinese now, the king never marries with any of his kindred, though ever so remote; but there is sought throughout his kingdom a damsel of twelve or fourteen years, of perfect beauty, good natural parts, and well inclined to virtue; whence, for the most part, the queen is the daughter of some artisan; and in their history f78, mention is made of one…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“let the maiden: Mat 20:16, Mat 22:14 the thing: Est 1:21, Est 3:9, Est 3:10; Sa2 13:4-6, Sa2 16:21-23, Sa2 17:4; Mat 14:6 Esther 2:5”
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