Esther 2:13
“Then thus came euery maiden vnto the king, whatsoeuer she desired, was giuen her, to goe with her out of the house of the women, vnto the kings house.”
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Esther 2:13 Context
11And Mordecai walked euery day before the court of the womens house, to know how Esther did, and what should become of her. 12¶ Now when euery maids turne was come, to goe in to King Ahasnerus, after that shee had bene twelue moneths, according to the maner of the women (for so were the dayes of their purifications accomplished, to wit, sixe moneths with oile of myrrhe, and sixe moneths with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women.) 13Then thus came euery maiden vnto the king, whatsoeuer she desired, was giuen her, to goe with her out of the house of the women, vnto the kings house. 14In the euening she went, and on the morrowe she returned into the second house of the women, to the custodie of Shaashgaz the kings chamberlen, which kept the concubines: shee came in vnto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that shee were called by name. 15¶ Now when the turne of Esther, the daughter of Abihail, the vncle of Mordecai (who had taken her for his daughter) was come, to goe in vnto the king: she required nothing, but what Hegai the kings chamberlen the keeper of the women, appointed: And Esther obtained fauour in the sight of all them that looked vpon her.
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Other Translations for Esther 2:13
Then thus came [every] maiden unto the king; whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king's house.
- King James Version
the young lady would go in to the king in this way: anything that she desired was given her to take with her from the harem to the king's palace.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
then in this wise came the maiden unto the king: whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king's house.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And in this way the girl went in to the king; whatever she had a desire for was given to her to take with her from the women's house into the house of the king.
- Basic English Bible
and thus came the maiden in unto the king), whatever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women to the king's house.
- Darby Bible
Then thus came every maiden to the king; whatever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women to the king's house.
- Webster's Bible
The young woman then came to the king like this: whatever she desired was given her to go with her out of the women's house to the king's house.
- World English Bible
and with this the young woman hath come in unto the king, all that she saith is given to her, to go in with her, out of the house of the women, unto the house of the king;
- Youngs Literal Bible
when then the maiden came unto the king, whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king's house.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Esther 2:13
2:13 Desired - For ornament, or by way of attendance. And it should be observed, that every one whom the king took to his bed, was his wife of a lower rank, as Hagar was Abraham's, so that it would have been no sin or dishonour to Esther, though she had not been made queen.