Esther 2:1, Out of the choice of virgins a queen is to be chosen; Esther 2:5, Mordecai the nursing father of Esther; Esther 2:8, Esther preferred before the rest; Esther 2:12, The manner of purification, and going in to the king; Esther 2:15, Esther best pleasing the king, is made queen; Esther 2:21, Mordecai discovering a treason, is recorded in the chronicles.
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