1
Sometime later when King Artaxerxes was less angry, he no longer remembered Vashti, what she had done, or what he had decided about her.
2
His servants said, "Perhaps the king could have a search made for beautiful young women who haven't yet had sex with a man.
3
Perhaps the king could choose certain people in all the royal provinces to lead the search. They could bring all the beautiful young women together to the city of Susa, to the women's house, under the care of the king's eunuch in charge of the women, and supply them with bath oils and anything else they might need.
4
Perhaps the young woman who pleases you the most could take Vashti's place as queen." The king liked the plan and put it in place.
5
Now there was a Jew in Susa whose name was Mordecai, Jair's son. He came from the family line of Shimei and Kish; he was a Benjaminite.