- After these things when the anger of King Ahasuerus had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what had been decreed against her.
- Then the king's attendants, who served him, said, "Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king.
- "Let the king appoint overseers in all the provinces of his kingdom that they may gather every beautiful young virgin to the citadel of Susa, to the harem, into the custody of Hegai, the king's eunuch, who is in charge of the women; and let their cosmetics be given them.
- "Then let the young lady who pleases the king be queen in place of Vashti." And the matter pleased the king, and he did accordingly.
- Now there was at the citadel in Susa a Jew whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite,
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- 這事以後、亞哈隨魯王的忿怒止息、就想念瓦實提和他所行的、並怎樣降旨辦他。
- 於是王的侍臣對王說、不如為王尋找美貌的處女.
- 王可以派官在國中的各省招聚美貌的處女到書珊城〔或作宮〕的女院、交給掌管女子的太監希該、給他們當用的香品.
- 王所喜愛的女子、可以立為王后、代替瓦實提.王以這事為美、就如此行。
- 書珊城有一個猶大人、名叫末底改、是便雅憫人基士的曾孫、示每的孫子、睚珥的兒子.
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