Font Size
Esther 2:17-19
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Esther 2:17-19
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
17 the king loved Esther more than all the other women; of all the virgins she won his favour and devotion, so that he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti. 18 Then the king gave a great banquet to all his officials and ministers—‘Esther’s banquet.’ He also granted a holiday[a] to the provinces, and gave gifts with royal liberality.
Mordecai Discovers a Plot
19 When the virgins were being gathered together,[b] Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Esther 2:18 Or an amnesty
- Esther 2:19 Heb adds a second time
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)
New Revised Standard Version Bible: Anglicised Edition, copyright © 1989, 1995 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Bible Gateway Recommends
NRSVCE Sacraments of Initiation Catholic Bible, Comfort Print--soft leather-look, brown
Retail: $44.99
Our Price: $29.99
Save: $15.00 (33%)
NRSV Lectern Anglicized Bible with Apocrypha, Imitation leather, black
Retail: $795.00
Our Price: $715.50
Save: $79.50 (10%)
NRSV Popular Text Anglicized Bible, French Morocco Leather, black
Retail: $120.00
Our Price: $108.00
Save: $12.00 (10%)