- came before:
- "And the nextª unto¹ him [was] Carshena,ª Shethar,ª Admatha,ª Tarshish,ª Meres,ª Marsena,ª [and] Memucan,ª the sevenª princesª of Persiaª and Media,ª which sawª° the king'sª face,ª [and] which satª° the firstª in the kingdom;)ª" {Est 1:14} + "And he brought upª°¹¹ Hadassah,ª that¹ [is], Esther,ª his uncle'sª daughter:ª for¹ she had neither¹ fatherª nor mother,ª and the maidª [was] fairªª and beautiful;ªª whom Mordecai,ª when her fatherª and motherª were dead,ª tookª° for his own daughter.ª" {Est 2:7} + "Now when the turnª of Esther,ª the daughterª of Abihailª the uncleª of Mordecai,ª who¹ had takenª° her for his daughter,ª was comeª° to go inª° unto¹ the king,ª she requiredª° nothingª¹ but¹¹¹ what¹ Hegaiª the king'sª chamberlain,ª the keeperª° of the women,ª appointed.ª° And Estherª obtainedª°¹ favourª in the sightª of all¹ them that lookedª° upon her." {Est 2:15}
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