Esther 2:19

Mordecai Uncovers a Conspiracy

19 When the virgins were assembled a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate.

Esther 2:19 in Other Translations

KJV
19 And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king's gate.
ESV
19 Now when the virgins were gathered together the second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate.
NLT
19 Even after all the young women had been transferred to the second harem and Mordecai had become a palace official,
MSG
19 On one of the occasions when the virgins were being gathered together, Mordecai was sitting at the King's Gate.
CSB
19 When the young women were assembled together for a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the King's Gate.

Esther 2:19 In-Context

17 Now the king was attracted to Esther more than to any of the other women, and she won his favor and approval more than any of the other virgins. So he set a royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.
18 And the king gave a great banquet, Esther’s banquet, for all his nobles and officials. He proclaimed a holiday throughout the provinces and distributed gifts with royal liberality.
19 When the virgins were assembled a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate.
20 But Esther had kept secret her family background and nationality just as Mordecai had told her to do, for she continued to follow Mordecai’s instructions as she had done when he was bringing her up.
21 During the time Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s officers who guarded the doorway, became angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.

Cross References 1

  • 1. ver 21; Esther 3:2; Esther 4:2; Esther 5:13
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