7 He had a foster child, daughter of Aminadab his father’s brother. Her name was Esther. When her parents died, he brought her up to womanhood as his own. This lady was beautiful. (WEB)
Greek Esther 2:7
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Esther 2:6–8
6 He had been carried into exile from Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon among those taken captive with Jeconiah king of Judah. 7 And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mothe…
Esther 2:14–16
14 She would go there in the evening, and in the morning she would return to a second harem under the care of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch in charge of the concubines. She would not return to the king unless he delighted in her and summoned her by name. 15 Now Esthe…
Greek Esther 11:2–4
2 In the second year of the reign of Artexerxes the great, in the first day of the month Nisan, Mardocheus the son of Jairus, the son of Semei, the son of Cisai, of the tribe of Benjamin, had a dream; (KJV) 3 Who was a Jew, and dwelt in the city of Susa, a great man, be… (KJV)
Greek Daniel 13:1–3
1 A man lived in Babylon, and his name was Joakim. (WEB) 2 He took a wife, whose name was Susanna, the daughter of Helkias, a very fair woman, and one who feared the Lord. (WEB) 3 Her parents were also righteous, and taught their daughter according to the law of Moses. (WEB)
Susanna 1:1–3
1 There dwelt a man in Babylon, called Joacim: (KJV) 2 And he took a wife, whose name was Susanna, the daughter of Chelcias, a very fair woman, and one that feared the Lord. (KJV) 3 Her parents also were righteous, and taught their daughter according to the law of Moses. (KJV)
Greek Esther 2:14–16
14 She enters in the evening, and in the morning she departs to the second women’s apartment, where Hegai the king’s chamberlain is keeper of the women. She doesn’t go in to the king again, unless she is called by name. (WEB) 15 And when the time was fulfilled for Esther… (WEB) 16 … (WEB)
Esther 2:19–21
19 When the virgins were assembled a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate. 20 Esther still had not revealed her lineage or her people, just as Mordecai had instructed. She obeyed Mordecai’s command, as she had done under his care. 21 In those days, while…
Greek Esther 10:2–4
2 As for his strength and valour, and the wealth and glory of his kingdom, behold, they are written in the book of the Persians and Medes for a memorial. (WEB) 3 Mordecai was viceroy to King Ahasuerus, and was a great man in the kingdom, honored by the Jews, and lived h… (WEB)
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