Esther 2:18-20

Good News Translation

¹⁸ Then the king gave a great banquet in Esther's honor and invited all his officials and administrators. He proclaimed a holiday^[a] for the whole empire and distributed gifts worthy of a king.

Mordecai Saves the King's Life

¹⁹ Meanwhile Mordecai had been appointed by the king to an administrative position. ²⁰ As for Esther, she had still not let it be known that she was Jewish. Mordecai had told her not to tell anyone, and she obeyed him in this, just as she had obeyed him when she was a little girl under his care.