Additions to Esther 2:16

16 So in Xerxes' seventh year as king, in the twelfth month, the month of Adar, she was brought to the king.

Additions to Esther 2:16 In-Context

14 She would go there in the evening, and the next morning she would be taken to another harem and put in the care of Hegai, the eunuch in charge. She would not go to the king again unless he asked for her by name.

15 The time came for Esther, the daughter of Aminadab the uncle of Mordecai, to go to the king. She had done everything that Hegai had advised, and she was admired by everyone who saw her.

16 So in Xerxes' seventh year as king, in the twelfth month, the month of Adar, she was brought to the king.

17 He fell in love with Esther, who pleased him more than any of the others, and he placed the queen's crown on her head.

18 Then the king gave a week-long banquet for all his advisers and administrators to celebrate his marriage to Esther. He also granted a reduction of taxes for the whole empire.