Yǐsītièjì 2:19-23

19 Dì èr cì zhāo jù chǔnǚ de shíhou , Mòdǐgǎi zuò zaì zhāo mén .

20 Yǐsītiĕ zhào zhe Mòdǐgǎi suǒ zhǔfu de , hái méiyǒu jiāng jí guàn zōngzú gàosu rén . yīnwei Yǐsītiĕ zūn Mòdǐgǎi de méng , rú fǔ yǎng tāde shíhou yíyàng .

21 Dāng nàshíhòu , Mòdǐgǎi zuò zaì zhāo mén , wáng de taì jiān zhōng yǒu liǎng gè shǒu mén de , Pītàn hé Tíliè , nǎohèn Yàhǎsuílǔ wáng , xiǎng yào xià shǒu haì tā .

22 Mòdǐgǎi zhīdào le , jiù gàosu wáng hòu Yǐsītiĕ . Yǐsītiĕ fèng Mòdǐgǎi de míng , bàogào yú wáng .

23 Jiū chá zhè shì , guǒrán shì shí , jiù bǎ èr rén guà zaì mùtou shang , jiāng zhè shì zaì wáng miànqián xiĕ yú lìshǐ shang .

Yǐsītièjì 2:19-23 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ESTHER 2

By the advice of the ministers of King Ahasuerus, fair virgins were sought for throughout his dominions, and brought to his chamberlain, the keeper of the women, among whom was Esther, a Jewish virgin, Es 2:1-8, who found favour with the chamberlain, and afterwards with the king, who made her queen instead of Vashti, and a feast on that account, Es 2:9-18. Mordecai, to whom Esther was related, and according to whose advice she acted, sitting in the king's gate, discovered a conspiracy against the king, which he now made known to Esther, Es 2:19-23.