Esther 2:2-4

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

² The king’s personal attendants suggested, ‘Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king.^{(A) 3} Let the king appoint commissioners^(B) in each province of his kingdom, so that they may gather all the beautiful young virgins to the harem at the fortress of Susa.^(C) Put them under the supervision of Hegai, the king’s eunuch,^(D) keeper of the women,^(E) and give them the required beauty treatments. ⁴ Then the young woman who pleases the king^(F) will become queen instead of Vashti.’^(G) This suggestion pleased the king, and he did accordingly.