KJV ORIGINAL
So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
So Esther was brought to King Ahasuerus at his royal palace in the tenth month, which is called Tebeth, during the seventh year of his rule.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse marks the moment when Esther was chosen and brought to become queen, setting the stage for God to use her to save her people.
📚 Historical Context
This took place in the Persian Empire around 478 BC, when King Ahasuerus (likely Xerxes I) was seeking a new queen after banishing Queen Vashti. The month Tebeth corresponds to December-January in our calendar, and the selection process had taken about four years from when it began.
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