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Esther 4:17–5:2

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17And Mordecai went away and he did everything that Esther commanded him.

Esther’s Banquet

5And it happened, on the third day, and Esther put on royal clothes, and she stood in the inner courtyard of the king’s palace,a opposite the king’s palace;b the king was sitting on his royal throne in the throne roomc opposite the doorway of the palace. 2When the king saw Queen Esther standing in the courtyard she found favor in his eyes, and the king held out the gold scepter that was in his hand to Esther, and Esther approached and touched the top of the scepter.

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Footnotes

  1. aLiterally “house of the king”
  2. bLiterally “house of the king”
  3. cLiterally “house of the reign” or “house of the kingdom”