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The kinglovedEsthermorethanall the women, and she foundfavor and kindness with him morethanall the virgins, so that he set the royalcrown on her head and made her queeninstead of Vashti.
18
Then the kinggave a greatbanquet, Esther'sbanquet, for all his princes and his servants; he also made a holiday for the provinces and gavegifts according to the king'sbounty.
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Esther had not yet made known her kindred or her people, even as Mordecai had commanded her; for EstherdidwhatMordecaitold her as she had donewhen under his care.