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Darby's French Translation

Esther 2:15

Et quand arriva le tour d'Esther, fille d'Abikhaïl, oncle de Mardochée, qui l'avait prise pour fille, d'entrer auprès du roi, elle ne demanda rien, sauf ce que dit Hégaï, eunuque du roi, gardien des femmes. Et Esther trouvait faveur aux yeux de tous ceux qui la voyaient.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abihail;   Chamberlain;   Esther;   Hegai;   Thompson Chain Reference - Favour, Human;   Favour-Disfavour;   Human;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Wives;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Abihail;   Esther;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Abihail;   Esther;   Hegai;   Persia;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Abihail;   Adoption;   Esther;   Eunuch;   Hegai;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Abihail;   Beeltethmus;   Hegai;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Abihil ;   Hegai, Hege ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Abiha'il;   Hega'i;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abihail;   Adoption;   Hegai;   Shaashgaz;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Abihail;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Esther, Apocryphal Book of;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for July 14;  

Parallel Translations

La Bible Ostervald (1996)
Quand donc le tour d'Esther, fille d'Abichaïl, oncle de Mardochée, qui l'avait prise pour sa fille, fut venu d'entrer vers le roi, elle ne demanda rien, sinon ce que dirait Hégaï, eunuque du roi, gardien des femmes. Or Esther gagnait les bonnes grâces de tous ceux qui la voyaient.
Louis Segond (1910)
Lorsque son tour d'aller vers le roi fut arrivé, Esther, fille d'Abichaïl, oncle de Mardochée qui l'avait adoptée pour fille, ne demanda que ce qui fut désigné par Hégaï, eunuque du roi et gardien des femmes. Esther trouvait grâce aux yeux de tous ceux qui la voyaient.
La Bible David Martin (1744)
Quand donc le tour d'Esther fille d'Abihaïl, oncle de Mardochée, laquelle [Mardochée] avait prise pour sa fille, fut venu pour entrer chez le Roi; elle ne demanda rien sinon ce que dirait Hégaï Eunuque du Roi, gardien des femmes; et Esther gagnait la bonne grâce de tous ceux qui la voyaient.

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

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.


 
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