Esther 2:3
Revised Standard Version
3 And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom to gather all the beautiful young virgins to the harem in Susa the capital, under custody of Hegai the king’s eunuch who is in charge of the women; let their ointments be given them.
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Esther 2:13
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13 when the maiden went in to the king in this way she was given whatever she desired to take with her from the harem to the king’s palace.
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Esther 2:14
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14 In the evening she went, and in the morning she came back to the second harem in custody of Sha-ash′gaz the king’s eunuch who was in charge of the concubines; she did not go in to the king again, unless the king delighted in her and she was summoned by name.
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Esther 2:19
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Mordecai Discovers a Plot
19 When the virgins were gathered together the second time, Mor′decai was sitting at the king’s gate.
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