Esther 2:8 KJV

So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.

Matthew Henry

  • Esther chosen queenWe see to what absurd practices those came, who were destitute of Divine revelation, and what need there was of the gospel of Christ, to purify men from the...

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Parallel Passages

  • Esther 2:3 And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • Esther 2:3 And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:
  • Esther 2:15 Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.

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  • ShushanA lily, the Susa of Greek and Roman writers, once the capital of Elam. It lay in the uplands of Susiana, on the east of the Tigris, about...
  • HegaiEunuch, had charge of the harem of Ahasuerus (Esth 2:8).
  • EstherThe queen of Ahasuerus, and heroine of the book that bears her name. She was a Jewess named Hadas’sah (the myrtle), but when she entered...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • So it came to pass, when the king's הַמֶּלֶךְ hammelek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • commandment דְּבַר dĕbar דָּבָר Noun · masculine singular construct
  • and his decree וְדָתוֹ wĕdātô דָּת Noun · feminine singular construct · with and, suffix: third person masculine singular
  • was heard וַיְהִי wayhî Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and בְּהִשָּׁמַע bĕhiššāmaʿ שָׁמַע Verb · niphal infinitive construct · with preposition
  • and when many רַבּוֹת rabbôt רַב Adjective · feminine plural
  • maidens נְעָרוֹת nĕʿārôt נַעֲרָה Noun · feminine plural
  • were gathered together וּבְהִקָּבֵץ ûbĕhiqqābēṣ קָבַץ Verb · niphal infinitive construct · with and, preposition
  • unto Shushan אֶל ʾel Preposition שׁוּשַׁן šûšan שׁוּשַׁן Proper name אֶל ʾel Preposition
  • the palace הַבִּירָה habbîrâ בִּירָה Noun · feminine singular · with the
  • to the custody יַד yad יָד Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct
  • of Hegai הֵגָי hēgāy הֵגֵא Proper name
  • that Esther אֶסְתֵּר ʾestēr אֶסְתֵּר Proper name
  • was brought וַתִּלָּקַח wattillāqaḥ לָקַח Verb · niphal sequential imperfect, third person feminine singular · with and
  • also unto the king's אֶל ʾel Preposition הַמֶּלֶךְ hammelek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular · with the אֶל ʾel Preposition
  • house בֵּית bêt בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular construct
  • to the custody יַד yad יָד Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct
  • of Hegai הֵגַי hēgay הֵגֵא Proper name
  • keeper שֹׁמֵר šōmēr שָׁמַר Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular construct
  • of the women הַנָּשִׁים hannāšîm אִשָּׁה Noun · feminine plural · with the

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