Esther 2:8-11

Esther Advances in Favor

8 Now it happened that when the word and law of the king were heard and ^amany young ladies were gathered to the citadel of Susa into the hand of ^bHegai, that Esther was taken to the king’s ¹house into the hand of Hegai, who kept charge of the women. 9 And the young lady was good in his eyes, and she advanced in lovingkindness before him. So he hurried to give her ^acosmetics and portions of food to her, and to give to her seven choice young women from the king’s ¹house. And he transferred her and her young women to the best place in the harem. 10 ^aEsther did not tell anyone about her people or her kinsmen, for Mordecai had commanded her that she should not tell anyone about them. 11 And every day Mordecai walked back and forth in front of the court of the harem to know the well-being of Esther and ¹how she fared.