- 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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- 这事以后,亚哈随鲁王的忿怒止息,就想念瓦实提和她所行的,并怎样降旨办她。
- 于是王的侍臣对王说,不如为王寻梢美貌的处女。
- 王可以派官在国中的各省,招聚美貌的处女到书珊城(或作宫)的女院,交给掌管女子的太监希该,给她们当用的香品。
- 王所喜爱的女子可以立为王后,代替瓦实提。王以这事为美,就如此行。
- 书珊城有一个犹大人,名叫末底改,是便雅悯人基士的曾孙,示每的孙子,睚珥的儿子。
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