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1After this, when King Ahasuerus’ wrath had cooled, he thought
over what Vashti had done and what had been decreed against her.
2Then the king’s personal attendants suggested: “Let beautiful
young virgins be sought for the king. 3Let the king appoint
emissaries in all the provinces of his realm to gather all
beautiful young virgins into the harem in the royal precinct of
Susa. Under the care of the royal eunuch Hegai, guardian of the
women, let cosmetics be given them. 4Then the young woman who
pleases the king shall reign in place of Vashti.” This
suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly. 5There
was in the royal precinct of Susa a certain Jew named Mordecai,*
son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjaminite, 6who had
been exiled from Jerusalem with the captives taken with
Jeconiah, king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon,
had deported.a 7He became foster