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To find a new queen for King Ahasuerus, beautiful young women are gathered to the palace. The king chooses Esther for his wife and queen. Mordecai, Esther's cousin, overhears a plot to assassinate the king. He tells Esther of it, and she warns her husband of the threat.
People: Ahasuerus - Vashti - Hegai - Mordecai - Esther - Shaashgaz - Bigthan - Teresh
Places: Shushan - Jerusalem - Kingdom of Judah - Babylon
Related Articles: Jair - Shimei - Kish - Benjamite - Jeconiah - Nebuchadnezzar II - Babylonian captivity - Myrrh - Abihail
English Text: American Standard - Douay-Rheims - Free - King James - Jewish Publication Society - Tyndale - World English - Wycliffe