Additions to Esther 2:8

8 When the king had issued his new proclamation, many young women were being brought to Susa, and Esther was among them. She too was put in the royal palace in the care of Hegai, who had charge of the harem.

Additions to Esther 2:8 In-Context

6 He was among the captives whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia had taken into exile from Jerusalem.

7 Mordecai was the guardian of Esther, the daughter of his uncle Aminadab. She was a beautiful young woman, and after the death of her parents, Mordecai brought her up until she was grown.

8 When the king had issued his new proclamation, many young women were being brought to Susa, and Esther was among them. She too was put in the royal palace in the care of Hegai, who had charge of the harem.

9 Hegai liked Esther, and she won his favor. He lost no time in beginning her beauty treatment of massage and special diet. He assigned seven young women specially chosen from the royal palace to serve her, and he treated her and her servants well.

10 Now, on the advice of Mordecai, Esther had kept secret the fact that she was Jewish.