Esther 2:18-20

New Century Version

¹⁸ Then the king gave a great banquet for Esther and invited all his important men and royal officers. He announced a holiday for all the empire and had the government give away gifts.

Mordecai Discovers an Evil Plan

¹⁹ Now Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate when the girls were gathered the second time. ²⁰ Esther still had not told anyone about her family or who her people were, just as Mordecai had commanded her. She obeyed Mordecai just as she had done when she was under his care.