KJV ORIGINAL
And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she won his favor and approval more than all the other young women. So he placed the royal crown on her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows that Esther found special favor with the king, who chose her above all others to be his new queen.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the Persian Empire under King Ahasuerus (likely Xerxes I), after Queen Vashti was deposed for refusing the king's command. The king had conducted a beauty contest throughout his vast empire to find a new queen, and Esther, a Jewish orphan raised by her cousin Mordecai, was among the candidates brought to the palace.
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