以斯帖记 2:15

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

末底改的叔叔亞比孩的女兒以斯帖，就是末底改收養作自己女兒的，輪到她進去見王的時候，除了王的太監，掌理女子的希該所預備的以外，以斯帖別無所求；看見以斯帖的，都喜愛她。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
末 底 改 叔 叔 亚 比 孩 的 女 儿 ， 就 是 末 底 改 收 为 自 己 女 儿 的 以 斯 帖 ， 按 次 序 当 进 去 见 王 的 时 候 ， 除 了 掌 管 女 子 的 太 监 希 该 所 派 定 给 他 的 ， 他 别 无 所 求 。 凡 看 见 以 斯 帖 的 都 喜 悦 他 。

Contextual Overview

¹ Later, when King Xerxes was not so angry, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and his order about her. ² Then the king's personal servants suggested, "Let a search be made for beautiful young girls for the king. ³ Let the king choose supervisors in every state of his kingdom to bring every beautiful young girl to the palace at Susa. They should be taken to the women's quarters and put under the care of Hegai, the king's eunuch in charge of the women. And let beauty treatments be given to them. ⁴ Then let the girl who most pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti." The king liked this idea, so he did as they said. ⁵ Now there was a Jewish man in the palace of Susa whose name was Mordecai son of Jair. Jair was the son of Shimei, the son of Kish. Mordecai was from the tribe of Benjamin, ⁶ which had been taken captive from Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. They were part of the group taken into captivity with Jehoiachin king of Judah. ⁷ Mordecai had a cousin named Hadassah, who had no father or mother, so Mordecai took care of her. Hadassah was also called Esther, and she had a very pretty figure and face. Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter when her father and mother died. ⁸ When the king's command and order had been heard, many girls had been brought to the palace in Susa and put under the care of Hegai. Esther was also taken to the king's palace and put under the care of Hegai, who was in charge of the women. ⁹ Esther pleased Hegai, and he liked her. So Hegai quickly began giving Esther her beauty treatments and special food. He gave her seven servant girls chosen from the king's palace. Then he moved her and her seven servant girls to the best part of the women's quarters. ¹⁰ Esther did not tell anyone about her family or who her people were, because Mordecai had told her not to.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

who had taken: Esther 2:7

Esther: Song of Solomon 6:9, Song of Solomon 8:10, Acts 7:10

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 9:32 - eunuchs Esther 4:14 - but thou Esther 8:1 - came before

Cross-References

Genesis 2:2
By the seventh day God finished the work he had been doing, so he rested from all his work.

Genesis 2:8
Then the Lord God planted a garden in the east, in a place called Eden, and put the man he had formed into it.

Job 31:33
I have not hidden my sin as others do, secretly keeping my guilt to myself.

Psalms 128:2
You will enjoy what you work for, and you will be blessed with good things.

Ephesians 4:28
Those who are stealing must stop stealing and start working. They should earn an honest living for themselves. Then they will have something to share with those who are poor.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Now when the turn of Esther the daughter of Abihail,.... For this was her father's name, and not Aminadab, as the Septuagint version:

the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter; which makes it quite clear that Mordecai was not Esther's uncle, as Josephus, but her own cousin: now when her turn

was come to go in unto the king; which the virgins under purification took by turns, Esther 2:14,

she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed; what he ordered her to have, or to do, she submitted to, being in his hands, and so obeyed his orders; but more she asked not, either for ornament or attendance, being not at all solicitous whether the king liked her or not; for it was not of choice, but by constraint, she went unto him; nor needed she anything to recommend her, her virtue, modesty, and beauty, were sufficient:

and Esther obtained favour of all them that looked upon her: when she came to court, the eyes of all were attracted to her; all admired her beauty, her innocent and modest look, and her graceful mien and deportment.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

She required nothing - The other virgins perhaps loaded themselves with precious ornaments of various kinds, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, anklets, and the like. Esther let Hegai dress her as he would.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 15. She required nothing — She left this entirely to her friend Hege, who seems to have been intent on her success. She therefore left her decorations to his judgment alone, and went in that dress and in those ornaments which he deemed most suitable.